People with schizophrenia have an increased risk of experiencing physical ill health and thus risk premature death. It is important to gain knowledge about the next-of-kin’s experiences of lifestyle interventions in order to increase the understanding of the development of health promotion. This study aimed to describe the experiences of next-of-kin of lifestyle interventions for people with schizophrenia. Ten next-of-kin to people diagnosed with schizophrenia were interviewed and content analysis was used to analyze the data. Three categories emerged in the analysis: Low prioritization of physical health, Patients’ needs for motivational support and Next-of-kin’s’ limited and distant participation. Mental health nurses need a holistic view of human beings and to include the patients’ physical health and the role of the family in their responsibilities. Further studies are needed that focus on the views of the next-of-kin and the staff from the mental health services about the care and support needs for promoting physical health in this patient group.

精神分裂症患者遭受身体不适的风险增加，因此有过早死亡的风险。重要的是要获得有关近代人生活方式干预的经验的知识，以增进对健康促进发展的了解。这项研究旨在描述精神分裂症患者的近代生活方式干预的经验。采访了十名被诊断为精神分裂症的近亲，并使用内容分析法对数据进行了分析。分析中出现了三类：低优先级的身体健康，患者对动力支持的需求以及近亲的有限和远距离参与。精神保健护士需要对人的整体看法，并将患者的身体健康和家庭角色纳入其职责范围。需要进行进一步的研究，重点关注亲属和精神卫生服务人员对促进该患者群体身体健康的护理和支持需求的看法。