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. 2020 Oct 8;10(4):1070-1073.
doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz067.

From impact factors to real impact: translating evidence on lifestyle interventions into routine mental health care

Jeroen Deenik  1   2 , Louise Czosnek  3 , Scott B Teasdale  4   5 , Brendon Stubbs  6   7 , Joseph Firth  8   9 , Felipe B Schuch  10 , Diederik E Tenback  11 , Peter N van Harten  1   2 , Erwin C P M Tak  12 , Oscar Lederman  5   13 , Philip B Ward  4   14 , Ingrid J M Hendriksen  15 , Davy Vancampfort  16   17 , Simon Rosenbaum  4   18
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From impact factors to real impact: translating evidence on lifestyle interventions into routine mental health care

Jeroen Deenik et al. Transl Behav Med. .

Abstract

The scandal of premature mortality in people with serious mental illness is well established. Despite an increase in studies evaluating the efficacy of lifestyle interventions, translating this evidence into routine clinical care and policies is challenging, in part due to limited effectiveness or implementation research. We highlight the challenge of implementation that is increasingly recognized in clinical practice, advocate for adopting implementation science to study the implementation and systematic update of effective interventions in practice and policy, and provide directions for future research.

Keywords: Implementation; Lifestyle; Physical activity; Schizophrenia; Severe mental illness.

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The traditional translational pipeline from preintervention, efficacy, effectiveness to dissemination and implementation studies. Adapted from Brown et al. [24].
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