Journal article
Nurse-assessed metabolic monitoring: a file audit of risk factor prevalence and impact of an intervention to enhance measurement of waist circumference
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Vol.23(3), pp.252-256
2014
PMID: 24393271
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to: (i) document the prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among mental health consumers (inpatients) with various diagnoses; and (ii) audit the frequency of waist circumference (WC) documentation before and after an intervention that involved a single nurse-education session, and change in assessment-form design. The study was undertaken in a private psychiatric hospital in Sydney, Australia. Twenty-five nurses participated in the educational intervention. File audits were performed prior to intervention delivery (n = 60), and 3 months' (n = 60), and 9 months' (n = 60) post-intervention. Files were randomly selected, and demographic (age, diagnosis) and risk factor (WC, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, blood pressure) data were extracted. WC was higher in this cohort compared to published general population means, and only 19% of patients had a BMI within the healthy range. In total, 37% of patients smoked, while 31% were hypertensive. At baseline, none of the audited files reported WC, which increased to 35 of the 60 (58%) files audited at the 3-month follow up. At the 9-month follow up, 25 of the 60 (42%) files audited reported a WC. In the 120 post-intervention files audited, only two patients refused measurement. These results illustrate the poor physical health of inpatients, and suggest that nurse-assessed metabolic monitoring can be enhanced with minimal training.
Details
- Title
- Nurse-assessed metabolic monitoring: a file audit of risk factor prevalence and impact of an intervention to enhance measurement of waist circumference
- Authors
- Simon Rosenbaum (Author) - University of SydneySukh Nijjar (Author) - South Eastern Sydney Local Health DistrictAndrew Watkins (Author) - South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustNatasha Garwood (Author) - South Eastern Sydney Local Health DistrictCatherine Sherrington (Author) - University of SydneyAnne Tiedemann (Author) - South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
- Publication details
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Vol.23(3), pp.252-256
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- DOI
- 10.1111/inm.12057
- ISSN
- 1447-0349
- PMID
- 24393271
- Organisation Unit
- Thompson Institute; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99472502902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
17 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites