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- Title
Nutrition Care Practices in Mental Health Nursing Services: Insights from a Preliminary Study from Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Authors
Panchal, Pooja; Shanbagh, Gayatri; Upendra, Sheela; Menon, Kavitha Chandrasekhara
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess nutrition care practices in selected mental health care facilities in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Method: A preliminary cross-sectional study was conducted in individuals (N = 100) residing in five private mental health care facilities. Data were collected on diet quality, nutritional status, and health status of adult patients with mild to moderate mental health disorders. Food safety practices of the care facilities were also investigated. Results: Of 100 recruited participants, 68% were over-nourished (body mass index >23 kg/m2), 32% were given vitamin B complex supplements, 81% used antipsychotic drugs, and 72% reported drug-induced gastric issues. Most participants (n = 71; 71%) consumed medium-quality diets (four to five food groups per day). Food sanitation and hygiene scores indicated fair standards (range = 46% to 51%) at these facilities. Further, partial compliance with World Health Organization guidelines was observed. Conclusion: Findings underscore the need for induction of nutritionists or, in their absence, additional nutrition training for mental health nurses to enhance diet quality, nutritional and health status of patients, and food safety. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63(1), 23–29.]
- Subjects
INDIA; MENTAL illness drug therapy; CROSS-sectional method; WORLD Health Organization; MENTAL health services; HEALTH status indicators; FOOD safety; ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; HYGIENE; VITAMIN B complex; FOOD; NUTRITIONAL status; PSYCHIATRIC nursing; NUTRITION services; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases
- Publication
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 2025, Vol 63, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0279-3695
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3928/02793695-20240712-03