THE BAD COMPLIANCE TO THE ANTIPSYCOTIC THERAPY: THE ROLE THE NURSE.

Authors

  • J. González
  • I. Cuixart
  • H. Manteca
  • M. Carbonell
  • J. Armengol
  • MA Azcon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.4.2.475
Keywords: baja adherencia, cumplimiento, programas educativos, poor adherence, compliance, educational programs

Abstract

Thanks to the availability of new antipsychotic treatments, the fight against schizophrenia has obtained promising results. But, to date, there are still a percentage of people who do not adhere to the treatment. Obviously, all this leads to a recurrence of the disorder and to an increase of the hospital admissions. According to the Ministry of Health figures, from 4 to 12% of patients take the treatment exactly as prescribed, while the others prefer not to take any medication, both, because they think they do not need them or because they experience side-effects. We deem necessary good treatment compliance, as it may be the most important factor to improve the control rates psychotic illnesses. For this reason, the implementation by nurses of education programs to motivate patients to comply (in acute, subacute or outpatient psychiatric units) is deemed to be of high importance to improve patient adherence to treatments.

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González, J. et al. 2005. THE BAD COMPLIANCE TO THE ANTIPSYCOTIC THERAPY: THE ROLE THE NURSE. Global Nursing. 4, 2 (Nov. 2005). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.4.2.475.
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2005): #7 - Noviembre
Section
Administración-Gestión-Calidad

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