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An Analysis of Social Support and Weight Status among Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications

Igah, Madonna Onyinyechukwu
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1541971432616535

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2018, PHD, Kent State University, College of Public Health.
Persons taking antipsychotic medications are disproportionately overweight, which may well be influenced by social factors. The objective of this study is to characterize the relationships between social support, lifestyle habit relating to diet and physical activity, and weight status among persons who have initiated psychiatric pharmacological treatment. This is a secondary analysis of data from the Community Mental Health Research Initiative in Northeast Ohio. Self-report data from a probability subgroup sample (n=55) of a larger research initiative (N = 203), inclusive of men and women over the age of 20 who are currently taking psychiatric medication were analyzed. Logistic Regression modeling was performed to examine the associations between social support from friends, lifestyle habit, and the odds of being overweight. Social support holds as an important component when considering weight status among persons who have experienced or are at risk for experiencing weight gain induced by psychiatric medications such as antipsychotics, as unsatisfactory social support from friends showed a significant association with overweight status. Results from this study indicate a need for greater efforts to improve social support for persons who have undergone antipsychotic treatment, with emphasis placed on perceived satisfaction with support from friendships.
Eric Jefferis (Committee Chair)
Mental Health; Public Health
Anti-psychotic; Psychiatric; Psychotropic; Medication; Overweight; Obesity; Social Support; Weight Status; Public Health; Mental Health

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  • Igah, M. O. (2018). An Analysis of Social Support and Weight Status among Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1541971432616535

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Igah, Madonna. An Analysis of Social Support and Weight Status among Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications. 2018. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1541971432616535.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Igah, Madonna. "An Analysis of Social Support and Weight Status among Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1541971432616535

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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