Medication Compliance and Health Education Among Outpatients With Chronic Mental Disorders

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9105103
AutoresGerard R Kelly (Perry Point VA Medical Center), Jack E Scott
Año1990
Volumen28
Número12
Páginas1181-1197
Fecha de publicación1990-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditorialOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-199012000-00006
PMID2250501
OpenAlexW2046824424
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas1

Medication noncompliance occurs among as many as one-third to one-half of all medical and psychiatric outpatients. Noncompliance has serious consequences for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, often resulting in higher rates of relapse and rehospitalization, and poorer community adjustment. Health education interventions have been shown to be effective in promoting compliance among patients with chronic medical illness such as hypertension or diabetes, but there have been few randomized trials of this approach among patients with chronic psychiatric disorders. This paper presents the results of an application of health education among a group of male psychiatric outpatients. Two interventions were developed which used health education techniques to 1) engage families or significant others as active participants in the aftercare process, and 2) train patients to become effective health care consumers. A total of 418 individuals participated in a six-month trial over a four-year study. Both interventions significantly improved medication compliance among those who received them. The results show that comparatively brief interventions can significantly alter medication compliance behavior and improve the quality of life for patients with chronic psychiatric disorders

Compliance (psychology) · Diabetes mellitus · Health education · Medication adherence · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Quality of life (healthcare) · Randomized controlled trial · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Internal Medicine · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes · Psychology