Utilization of a Cardiometabolic Health Nurse – a Novel Strategy to Manage Comorbid Physical and Mental Illness | Zendy

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Utilization of a Cardiometabolic Health Nurse – a Novel Strategy to Manage Comorbid Physical and Mental Illness

Author(s) -

Brenda Happell,

Robert Stanton,

David Scott

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of comorbidity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2235-042X

DOI - 10.15256/joc.2014.4.36

Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , population , mental illness , health care , nursing , community health , family medicine , psychiatry , public health , environmental health , economics , economic growth

Comorbid chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, and type 2 diabetes are common among people with serious mental illness. Management of comorbid illness in the mental health setting is sometimes ad hoc and poorly delivered. Use of a cardiometabolic health nurse (CHN) is proposed as one strategy to improve the delivery of physical health care to this vulnerable population.

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