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Melodie A Kabanuk Dohm1, Linda S Hammonds1, Princess Gehyigon-Wallace1
1College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Abstract:
Forty-nine percent of mental health patients exhibit medication non-adherence, with associated risk for mental health instability. Medication non-adherence can contribute to poor treatment outcomes, aggravation of diseases, and increased occurrences of adverse medical events that costs the United States billions of dollars annually. The overarching aim of this quality improvement project (QIP) was to increase medication adherence to support mental health stability among patients ages 18-65 years at an outpatient mental health clinic in the Midwestern United States. The project incorporated the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) instrument and shared decision-making (SDM) intervention to assess for increased medication adherence after SDM. This QIP illustrated the positive impact of SDM on MARS scores and empowerment of patients to participate actively in treatment decisions through shared responsibility between patients, providers, and health-care systems.
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