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Christina J Chen1, Wanda Hilliard2
1Christina J. Chen, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Background:
Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have a chronic disease process that is difficult to manage. Medication nonadherence increases the risk for relapse and subsequent rehospitalization. Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics have greater effectiveness in promoting medication adherence.
Aims:
To determine whether text message reminders for LAI antipsychotic administration improve medication adherence.
Methods:
The setting is a community mental health clinic in the west Texas region. Reminders deliver upon scheduling the appointment 3 weeks, 3 days, and 3 hr before the medication is due. This project aimed to determine the effectiveness of text reminders for LAI compliance in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Primary outcome measures include compliance percentage and target day variability. After exclusion criteria, there was a sample size of 49 patients.
Results:
This pre- and post-intervention study utilized descriptive statistics and nonparametric analysis. Pre-intervention metrics outline 84.39% compliance with 3.55 target day variability. Post-intervention data resulted in a significant increase in compliance percentage to 91.24% (p = .014) and a decrease in target day variability to 1.33 days (p < .05).
Conclusion:
Text message reminders may be an effective intervention in increasing LAI compliance for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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