Conference poster
Cancer risk behaviours among people with a mental illness: prevalence, interest in change and acceptability of risk reduction care
World Cancer Congress, 2016 (Paris, France, 31-Oct-2016 - 03-Nov-2016)
2016
Abstract
Background: People who have a mental illness experience an increased burden of cancer related morbidity and mortality, contributed substantially to by an increased engagement in cancer related risk behaviours. Mental health clinicians report a perception of client disinterest in addressing their health behaviours as a barrier to providing risk reduction care.
Aim: In relation to four cancer related health risk behaviours (tobacco smoking, hazardous alcohol consumption, inadequate nutrition and physical inactivity), this paper examines the health behaviour characteristics, interest in change, and acceptability of receiving risk reduction care from mental health service providers among mental health consumers.
Methods: Two surveys were undertaken within one local health district in Australia: one amongst 558 clients of community mental health services, and one amongst 2,075 inpatients from psychiatric units. Participants reported their engagement in four cancer related health risks; their interest in improving risk behaviours for which they were identified as being at risk for; and the acceptability of receiving risk reduction care from their community or inpatient mental health service.
Results: Risk prevalence was high for all behaviours (35-95%). A substantial proportion (32-71%) were interested in improving their health risk behaviours, and between 80% and 97% reported that it would be acceptable to receive risk reduction care during contact with their mental health service.
Conclusions: Clients of community mental health and inpatient psychiatric services report a high level of interest in improving their cancer related health risk behaviours, and in receiving risk reduction care from their mental health service. These findings reinforce the need and the opportunity for mental health services to address cancer related health risk behaviours with their clients.
Details
- Title
- Cancer risk behaviours among people with a mental illness: prevalence, interest in change and acceptability of risk reduction care
- Authors
- Kate M Bartlem (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaJacqueline M Bailey (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaAlexandra Metse (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaPaula M Wye (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaJohn H Wiggers (Author) - Hunter Medical Research InstituteRichard Clancy (Author) - Hunter New England Local Health DistrictJennifer A Bowman (Author) - University of Newcastle Australia
- Conference details
- World Cancer Congress, 2016 (Paris, France, 31-Oct-2016 - 03-Nov-2016)
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99741793702621
- Output Type
- Conference poster
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