Table 1.

Programme of LIFESTYLE psychosocial group intervention.

Starting session: Introduction of the intervention, aims, purposes, presentation of participants, and definition of personal healthy lifestyle goals
Module 1: Diet, information on health food, principles, and benefits of healthy eating
Module 2: Physical activity, how to increase routine physical activity
Module 3: Smoking habits, information on the dangers of smoking, craving, difficulties for quitting smoking and consequences of long-term abuse of nicotine.
Module 4: Medication adherence, strategies for improving adherence, medical consequences of non-adherence
Module 5: Risky behaviors, sexually transmitted disorders, substance, and alcohol abuse
Module 6: Promotion of regular circadian rhythm, problems related to irregular daily activities
At the end of each meeting, a 20-min session of moderate physical activity (i.e., walking) is implemented with participants
Information and leaflets are provided to participants during each session. Positive changes are highlighted, potential strategies for change are discussed at each module. The core feature of the intervention is the inclusion of the motivational component. During each session, group participants are supported by mental health professionals in identifying a personal healthy lifestyle goal. After goal-definition, professionals help participant to define the motivations for lifestyle changing and teach problem-solving strategies for sustaining the behavioral change