Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 332-338
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220536
Effectiveness of Psychiatric Nursing Intervention on Medication Adherence of Persons with Bipolar Affective Disorder
Angshu Lama1, Arunjyoti Baruah2
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, 2Department of Psychiatric Nursing
Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, India.
Corresponding Author: Angshu Lama
ABSTRACT
Context: Medication non adherence is one of the major barriers in the recovery and the management of persons with Bipolar Affective Disorder in spite of availability of a broad range of pharmacological and psychosocial treatments. Poor medication adherence leads to an increased morbidity and disability and a poor quality of life.
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of psychiatric nursing interventions in medication adherence of persons with Bipolar Affective Disorder.
Settings and Design: An experimental study was conducted at a tertiary mental health care setting in North East India.
Methods and Material: Total 58 numbers of patients were randomly selected for the study. 30 in experimental and 28 in Treatment as Usual group. Medication adherence was assessed using the Medication Adherence Rating Scale. Data was collected before and immediately after the psychiatric nursing intervention, post 1 month and 3 months. Both descriptive and inferential analysis of collected data were done using SPSS 23.0 version.
Results: Results showed a significant improvement in the medication adherence following the psychiatric nursing intervention.
Conclusions: The study results suggested that psychiatric nursing interventions may be used for a better outcome of treatment for persons with Bipolar Affective Disorder.
Key words: Psychiatric Nursing, Medication Adherence, Bipolar Affective Disorder..