Einsatz des Gesundheitsförderungsprofils Psychiatrie GEPpsy zur Erhebung körperlicher Gesundheitsrisiken von Menschen mit schweren psychischen Erkrankungen im ambulanten Setting

People with severe mental illness frequently have somatic health risks which are only rarely diagnosed and treated. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of somatic health risks of outpatients and day hospital patients with severe mental health problems and to register nursing interventions. The German version of the Health Improvement Profile (HIP) was used to survey 146 psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and affective disorders. The most frequent health risks are “abdominal measurement” (78%), “lipids” (76%), “Body Mass Index” (70%) and “smoking” (61%). In only 13 of 27 health risks more than half the patients at risk received interventions. The substantial
quantity of somatic health risks confirms the necessity of the systematic assessment and treatment of these patients.