Medhia Afzal, Najma Siddiqi, Sheikh Bilal Ahmad, Nida Afsheen et al.
Aims: 1) To determine the pooled prevalence of overweight and obesity in people with severe mental illness (SMI), overall and by type of SMI, geographical region, and year of data collection; and 2) to assess the likelihood of overweight and obesity, in people with SMI compared with the general popu...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Eleonora Uphoff, Faiza Aslam, Sharad Philip et al.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increased in individuals with mental disorders. Much of the burden of disease falls on the populations of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of pharmacological, behaviour change, and organisational intervention...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Hannah Maria Jennings, Saima Afaq, Ashraful Alam et al.
We evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions for depression in people with NCDs in South Asia and explore the individual, organizational, and policy-level barriers and facilitators for the implementation and scaling up of these interventions. Eight databases (and local web pages) wer...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Krishna Prasad-Muliyala, Faiza Aslam, Deepa Barua et al.
INTRODUCTION: People with severe mental illness (SMI) die on average 10-20 years earlier than the general population. Most of these deaths are due to physical health conditions. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of physical health conditions and their associations ...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Olamide Todowede, Papiya Mazumdar, Faiza Aslam et al.
Abstract Introduction People with severe mental illness (SMI) are more likely to have obesity and engage in health risk behaviours than the general population. The aims of this study are (1) evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that focus on body weight, smoking cessation, improving sleeping ...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Saima Afaq, Ashraful Anas, Naveed Ahmed et al.
Abstract The cultural tailoring of interventions is a cost-effective approach to reach underserved populations. There are multiple frameworks for intervention adaptation, however, information on their use in practice, and sources to guide the adaptations is limited. The aim of this paper is to descr...
Sukanya Rajan, Alex Mitchell, Gerardo A. Zavala, Danielle Podmore et al.
INTRODUCTION: People with severe mental illness (SMI) tend to die early due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, which may be linked to tobacco use. There is limited information on tobacco use in people with SMI in low- and middle-income countries where most tobacco users reside. We present n...
Faiza Aslam, Saima Afaq, Faraz Siddiqui, Gerardo A. Zavala et al.
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold> The burden of depression is a rapidly growing problem worldwide. Its prevalence is particularly high among individuals with chronic physical conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), precipitating poorer health outcomes. There is a lack of evidence around tre...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Asiful Haidar-Chowdhury, Krishna Prasad-Muliyala, Kavindu Appuhamy et al.
BACKGROUND: People with severe mental illness (SMI) die earlier than the general population, primarily because of physical disorders. AIMS: We estimated the prevalence of physical health conditions, health risk behaviours, access to healthcare and health risk modification advice in people with SMI i...
Hannah Maria Jennings, Ashraful Anas, Sara Asmat, Anum Naz et al.
Diabetes and depression are both serious health conditions. While their relationship is bidirectional and each condition adversely affects outcomes for the other, they are treated separately. In low and middle income countries, such as Bangladesh and Pakistan, health systems are already stretched an...
Naveed Ahmed, Gerardo A. Zavala, Faraz Siddiqui, Faiza Aslam et al.
There is a lack of evidence on effective treatments for depression in people with T2DM, particularly in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted Behavioural Activation (BA) intervention (DiaDeM) for people with depress...
Bilal Ahmad Khan, Humaira Khalid, Najma Siddiqi, Faiza Aslam et al.
Abstract People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher prevalence of obesity as compared with the general population, however, there is mixed evidence about the prevalence of underweight. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the pooled prevalence of underweight in people with SMI and ...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Asiful Haidar, Krishna Prasad-Muliyala, Faiza Aslam et al.
Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) die earlier than the general population, primarily due to physical disorders. There is little information on the prevalence of physical illnesses and health-risk behaviours in people with SMI in low and middle-income countries.Methods: We recruited...
David Glynn, Pedro Saramago, Naveed Ahmed, Saima Afaq et al.
OBJECTIVES: The 'Developing and evaluating an adapted behavioural activation intervention for depression and diabetes in South Asia (DiaDeM)' trial investigates a psychological intervention, behavioural activation (BA), on people with both diabetes and depression in Bangladesh and Pakistan. This stu...
Faraz Siddiqui, Faiza Aslam, Naveed Ahmed, Saima Afaq et al.
Abstract Background The co-occurrence of depression among individuals with type 2 diabetes is a recognised global health problem and can lead to poorer health outcomes for both conditions. Behavioural activation is an evidence-based brief, low-cost psychological therapy which can be delivered by tra...
Sukanya Rajan, Lewis W. Paton, Asiful Haidar Chowdhury, Gerardo A. Zavala et al.
BACKGROUND: People with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) are likely to face disproportionate challenges during a pandemic. They may not receive or be able to respond to public health messages to prevent infection or to limit its spread. Additionally, they may be more severely affected, particularly in...
Gerardo A. Zavala, Asiful Haidar, Krishna Prasad-Muliyala, Faiza Aslam et al.
Abstract BackgroundPeople with severe mental illness (SMI) die earlier than the general population, primarily due to physical disorders. There is limited information on physical illnesses and health-risk behaviours in people with SMI in low and middle-income countries.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sec...
Kavindu Appuhamy, Fraser Wiggins, Alex Mitchell, Helal Uddin Ahmed et al.
People with severe mental illness (SMI) die 10-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes and risk factors such as hypercholesterolaemia. This cross-sectional study gathered data from people with SMI from three nati...
Badur Un Nisa, Imogen Featherstone, Gerardo A. Zavala, Humaira Bibi et al.
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes than the general population, due to a higher prevalence of health risk behaviours. Research is needed to inform tailored interventions to improve the health behaviours (diet, physical activity...
Badur Un Nisa, Imogen Featherstone, Gerardo A. Zavala, Humaira Bibi et al.
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes than the general population, due to a higher prevalence of health risk behaviours. Research is needed to inform tailored interventions to improve the health behaviours (diet, physical activity...