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New Data Show Behavioral Education Program Helps Patients Treated
with Antipsychotic Medications Reduce Weight and Improve Overall Wellness
Patients reported positive changes in diet, exercise, stress management, and
improved sleep
CHICAGO, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patients with severe and
persistent mental illness treated with antipsychotic medications reported
positive changes in diet, exercise, stress management, improved sleep, and
increased confidence in maintaining these lifestyle changes after participating
in the Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program (SFWPP), new data show. The
findings, presented today at the College of Psychiatric & Neurologic
Pharmacists Annual Meeting, also indicate that those who made positive changes
in diet experienced weight loss and reduced Body Mass Index (BMI). The
Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program is a customized weight management
plan that helps patients with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder, lose weight, reduce BMI and improve overall wellness.
"[The Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program] gave me direction on how to
improve my eating habits, start an exercise regimen and think about weight loss
differently. In short, it helped me build up my self-esteem," said one
participant. Another participant indicated that, "it's easier for me to get
out and exercise. It's easier for me to eat healthy, to plan meals, to look at
myself and say, 'I don't have to be heavy and I don't have to be overweight,' I
can be happier with myself."(1)
Patients with severe and persistent mental illness are at increased risk for
weight gain and obesity due to various factors, including sedentary lifestyle,
poor nutrition, and lack of access to adequate medical care, nutritional and
exercise programs. In addition, many medications used to treat mental illness,
including atypical antipsychotic medications, may cause weight gain. The
Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program, created by the Patient Marketing
Group, Inc. and sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company, is a free, six-month
program available for healthcare professionals to offer their patients
diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The program provides individualized
education on nutrition, exercise, stress management and sleep improvement, and
support for improving overall wellness.
The Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program helps healthcare professionals
provide better quality care by emphasizing the importance of treating both the
mind and the body of the patient. As one physician noted, "we as mental health
professionals don't have much to offer in terms of weight management ... .
This is something above and beyond what I can offer patients." Another
physician reported, "SFWPP is additional support outside my area of expertise
that I can provide patients. It is a tremendous tool for me."(1)
Key Findings
By the end of the first year of the six-month Solutions for Wellness program,
7188 individuals with mental illness had voluntarily enrolled. Ninety percent
of these participants had a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 25 at the start
of the program. Individualized weight management plans were created for each
participant, and participants received newsletters and progress updates
throughout the duration of the program. Weight and BMI were self-reported at
baseline and at each follow-up survey. Changes in behavior, such as diet,
exercise and personal attitudes were assessed with follow-up surveys.
At enrollment, 65 percent of participants reported that improving health and
well-being was their overall goal.
* After six months, 90 percent of participants reported positive changes in
their diet, 85 percent improved their exercise regime, 94 percent enhanced
their stress management techniques, and 93 percent made changes to their sleep
habits.
* Overall, participants in the program reported an average reduction in BMI of
nearly one point (-0.93 kg/m2). A BMI reduction of one point (or 1 kg/m2)
equates to a weight loss of about six or seven pounds, depending on the height
of the individual.
* In addition, 97 percent of participants reported having gained confidence in
the ability to maintain lifestyle changes.
"We've understood for many years that those with a serious mental illness tend
to struggle with maintaining a healthy lifestyle," said William Glazer, M.D.,
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School. "They are at greater than average risk of weight gain
and obesity due to the combination of inactive, unhealthy lifestyles and
treatment with various psychotropic medications, which can be associated with
weight gain. This sometimes results in patients stopping their medications
without telling their clinicians or switching to less effective medications.
This program shows that a more complete wellness treatment approach can help
patients manage their weight, comply with therapy, and feel better about
themselves."
About Eli Lilly and Company
The Solutions for Wellness Personalized Program is sponsored exclusively by Eli
Lilly and Company. Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is
developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class pharmaceutical products by
applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from
collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in
Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers -- through medicines and information
-- for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information
about Lilly is available at http://www.lilly.com/ .
LillyAnswers ensures that low-income Medicare enrollees with the greatest need
have complete access to the Lilly products they require. The centerpiece of
the patient assistance program, the LillyAnswers card, allows seniors and
people with disabilities under Medicare to pay a flat $12 fee for a 30-day
supply of certain retail distributed Lilly drugs. Since Lilly implemented
LillyAnswers in 2002, hundreds of thousands of people without prescription drug
insurance have received more than a half million Lilly products. LillyAnswers
enrollment applications are available by calling the toll-free number:
1-877-RX-LILLY (1-877-795-4559) or online at http://www.lillyanswers.com/ .
(1) The Patient Marketing Group, Inc. Evaluation of Solutions for Wellness, Top
line Findings of Qualitative Research Conducted with Physicians and Patients,
7/14/03 - 7/22/03.
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