A Qualitative Study On Barriers And Facilitators And Strategies To Improve Adherence To Antidepressants Among Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with a high rate of relapse and recurrence. One of the major challenges in treating MDD is patients’ nonadherence to medication. The objectives aimed: (1) to explore the barriers and facilitators of patients’ adherence to antidepressants among outpatient...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/45389/1/HO%20SIEW%20CHING.pdf |
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| Summary: | Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with a high rate of relapse and recurrence. One of the major challenges in treating MDD is patients’ nonadherence to medication. The objectives aimed: (1) to explore the barriers and facilitators of patients’ adherence to antidepressants among outpatients with MDD; (2) to identify strategies that aimed to improve adherence from the perspective of various stakeholders. A qualitative study using semi-structured and individual indepth interviews was conducted in phase I of the study. Thirty participants were purposively sampled from different ethnicities to achieve maximum variation in sampling, and data were collected until it reached thematic saturation. |
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