Mental health consumers' perspectives of physical health interventions: An integrative review.
Tracy Samkele Tabvuma, Robert Stanton, Graeme Browne and 1 others
PMID 35388954WHAT IT FOUND
Mental health consumers wanted physical health care that treats body and mind together, addresses medication side effects and stigma, and lets them shape the plan.
They often felt concerns were dismissed or screening was inconsistent.
Key findings
01Consumers described physical health as holistic, including mobility, absence of pain or disease, everyday functioning and participation in life.
02Consumers reported physical health concerns were often undetected, dismissed because of mental illness, or left unaddressed, including medication side effects.
03Physical health interventions were valued when they were flexible, person-centred, supportive and integrated physical and mental health care.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The review searched only English, peer-reviewed studies published since 2005, so relevant non-English or grey literature may be missing. Most included studies were qualitative or survey studies, so they describe experiences and perceptions, not whether an intervention improves health outcomes. The included studies covered many different interventions, settings and consumer groups, so the themes cannot identify the best specific physical health intervention. Several included studies had omissions such as non-response bias, confounders, unclear recruitment or limited information about sample representativeness.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these themes as proof that any physical health intervention works. The review reports consumer experiences and perceptions, not tested treatment effects.