title: Effects and feasibility of the "traffic light method for somatic screening and lifestyle" in patients with severe mental illness: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the preliminary effects and feasibility of the "Traffic Light Method for somatic screening and lifestyle" (TLM) in patients with severe mental illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pilot study using a quasi-experimental mixed method design with additional content analyses of lifestyle plans and logbooks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvements were found in body weight and waist circumference. Positive trends were found in patients' subjective evaluations of the TLM. The implementation of the TLM was considered feasible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TLM may contribute to a higher quality of care regarding somatic screening and lifestyle training.
authors.affiliation: Cluster Nursing, Research Group Mental Health Nursing (Amsterdam/Alkmaar), Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam; Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Berno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Meijel
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Hamersveld
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Gool
authors.forename: Jaap
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Bijl
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Harten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Lifestyle training; severe mental illness; somatic screening