Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey
المؤلفون المشاركون
Kretchy, Irene A.
Ashong, Sharon
Afrane, Barima
de-Graft Aikins, Ama
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-10، 10ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-01-01
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
10
التخصصات الرئيسية
علم النفس
الطب البشري
الطب النفسي
الملخص EN
Background.
Patients with schizophrenia are managed with antipsychotics and other psychotropic medications.
Objectives.
This study aimed to assess the commonly prescribed psychotropic medications for patients with schizophrenia, explore the types of therapeutic monitoring that were performed, and find out whether the side effects experienced by the patients played any role in their adherence behaviour.
Methods.
This hospital-based cross-sectional study enrolled 259 patients with schizophrenia from Accra Psychiatric Hospital and Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.
Data were collected on mental status, side effects, types of therapeutic monitoring performed, and adherence behaviour.
Results.
Olanzapine was the commonly prescribed psychotropic medication.
Most of respondents (73.4%) experienced mild levels of side effects.
The negative effects were predominantly genitourinary (26%) and gastrointestinal (17.2%).
Blood pressure and heart rate measures were the main types of monitoring performed but no measurement of drug levels was reported.
About 98.1% of the participants poorly adhered to their medications and the major reasons for poor adherence were economic challenges, forgetfulness, and the feeling of wellness.
Conclusion.
Adherence to medication is a major health problem among patients with schizophrenia and there is a need to improve adherence and treatment outcomes.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ashong, Sharon& Kretchy, Irene A.& Afrane, Barima& de-Graft Aikins, Ama. 2018. Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212707
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ashong, Sharon…[et al.]. Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Psychiatry Journal No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212707
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ashong, Sharon& Kretchy, Irene A.& Afrane, Barima& de-Graft Aikins, Ama. Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Psychiatry Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212707
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1212707
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر