The unhealthy lifestyle of people with schizophrenia
The unhealthy lifestyle of people with schizophrenia
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DOI：
10.1017/s0033291798008186
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发表时间：
1999-05-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Thompson, C
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作者：
Brown, S;Birtwistle, J;Thompson, C
背景精神分裂症具有很高的自然死亡率，主要是环境病因。然而，关于可能的风险因素的研究很少。本研究测量了一组精神分裂症患者的饮食、香烟和酒精用途：运动和肥胖，并将结果与一般人群的比率进行了比较。采用经验证的研究工具对102名生活在社区的诊断为精神分裂症的中年受试者进行半结构式访谈，并采用标准统计检验将结果与一般人群的正常值进行比较。结果受试者的饮食比一般人群脂肪含量高，纤维含量低。他们很少锻炼，但并没有明显肥胖。他们抽烟很厉害，但喝酒很少。在控制了社会阶层后，大多数差异仍然显着。精神分裂症患者有不健康的生活方式，这可能导致该疾病的死亡率过高。因此，他们是健康促进干预措施的适当目标群体。
Background. Schizophrenia has a high natural mortality of a largely environmental aetiology. There is, however, little research about possible risk factors. This study measured the diet, cigarette and alcohol use: exercise and obesity of a cohort of people with schizophrenia and compared results to general population rates.Methods. Semi-structured interview using validated research instruments on 102 middle-aged subjects with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, living in the community.Results were compared to general population norms using standard statistical tests. Results. The subjects ate a diet higher in fat and lower in fibre than the general population. They took little exercise but were not significantly more obese. They smoked heavily but drank less alcohol. Most differences remained significant after controlling for social class.Conclusions. People with schizophrenia have an unhealthy lifestyle, which probably contributes to the excess mortality of the disease. They are therefore an appropriate target group for health promotion interventions.