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The Relationship between the Wellness Management and Recovery Program and Physical Health

Tenbarge, Brittany A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321586339

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology.
Prior research has demonstrated that individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) experience high rates of preventable co-occurring medical conditions and higher mortality rates than the general population (Fleischhacker et al., 2008; Miller, Paschall, & Svendsen, 2006). The present study utilized archival mental health recovery outcomes and documentation of physical health variables from the psychiatric treatment records of persons who had previously been recruited to participant in the Wellness Management and Recovery (WMR) program in order to evaluate the proportions of preventable physical health conditions and the physical health care utilization in the subset of individuals with SPMI. The study also investigated the relationship between physical health and participants’ ability to complete the WMR program and make gains in mental health recovery. The results of the present study suggested that WMR participants experience high rates of medical comorbidities similar to those found in persons with SPMI in community settings. Furthermore, preliminary health care utilization data suggests that WMR participants engage in suboptimal use of the medical health care system, characterized by a lack of a usual source of care and low rates of annual physical health exams. Contrary to expectation, WMR participants with physical health conditions were more likely than those without such conditions to successfully complete the program. Within the individuals who completed the WMR program, having physical health conditions was not related to their ability to make mental health gains from pre-WMR to post-WMR.
Wesley Bullock (Committee Chair)
Jeanne Brockmyer (Committee Member)
Mojisola Tiamiyu (Committee Member)
Janet Hoy (Committee Member)
67 p.
Psychology
Physical health; Medical comorbidities; Severe and persistent mental illness; Wellness Management and Recovery; WMR; Group program completion; Mental Health Recovery Measure

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  • Tenbarge, B. A. (2011). The Relationship between the Wellness Management and Recovery Program and Physical Health [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321586339

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tenbarge, Brittany. The Relationship between the Wellness Management and Recovery Program and Physical Health. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321586339.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tenbarge, Brittany. "The Relationship between the Wellness Management and Recovery Program and Physical Health." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321586339

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