Effect of a 30-Month Health-Promoting Program on the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With First Episode Schizophrenia

Conclusions: Patients with FES show increases in cardiovascular risk factors at index. Short observation periods and the presumption of linear trajectories may indicate that the effect of health-promoting programs is ineffective, as the effects are curvilinear and improvements appear only after 1 year. The implication clinically is the importance of a long intervention period regarding lifestyle modifications to ascertain improvement among patients with FES.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Original Investigation Source Type: research