IJCRR

IJCRR - 13(14), July, 2021

Pages: 236-241

Self-Information Module on Psychotropic Drug Management Among Mentally Ill Patients Attending Psychiatric OPD

 

 

Author: Prabhuswami Hiremath, Sangeeta Patil, Mahadeo Shinde, Dhananjay Kamble

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Abstract:

Introduction: Psychiatric drugs, which are also used to treat mental problems, are given to a significant number of patients in today’s society. Many persons who have been diagnosed with psychiatric problems are now able to lead happy lives as a direct result of the use of psychiatric drugs. Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-information module on the management of psychotropic medicines for carers of mentally ill patients who were attending the psychiatric outpatient department at Krishna Hospital. evaluation of the knowledge of psychotropic drug use among caretakers of psychiatric patients is the purpose of this study, in order to determine the usefulness of the information module. to establish a connection between the findings and a range of relevant demographic data. Methodology: Consisted of using an evaluating strategy in conjunction with a one-group pre-test post-test pre experimental design. The mental outpatient department of Krishna Hospital in Karad served as the site of the study. The population of this study is comprised of all of the carers of psychiatric patients who visited the psychiatric outpatient department (OPD). The sample included sixty caretakers of patients who were being treated with antipsychotic medications. A technique known as non probability sampling is one in which the sample is collected by the use of a method that does not provide every individual in the population with an equal chance of being selected. The goals of the study served as the foundation for the development of the instrument. Result: The findings showed that 50 (83.33%) of the samples had an average level of expertise regarding the administration of psychotropic medicines. The results show that the 10 (16.66%) samples had inadequate understanding on the administration of psychiatric drugs. The table reveals that not a single sample achieved a perfect score of 0 (100%) on the pre-test. In the post-test, 54 (90%) of the samples have good knowledge regarding the management of psychotropic drugs, 5 (8.33%) of the samples have average knowledge regarding the management of psychotropic drugs, and only 1 (1.66%) of the samples have poor knowledge regarding the management of psychotropic drugs. The knowledge scores regarding the management of psychotropic medicines prior to and after undergoing the self-information module of 60 observations had a mean of 13.15 before the test and 23.45 after the test. Before the test, the standard deviation was 2.7558, and after the test, it was 2.9968. The null hypothesis is rejected since the computed result for the t-test statistical test is 57.592, and the p-value for the test is less than 0.05, hence the test rejects the null hypothesis. Conclusion: It has been demonstrated that the self-information module is an effective way for increasing the level of knowledge that carers have on the administration of psychiatric drugs.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Self Information Module, Management of Psychotropic Drugs, Caregivers, Mentally Ill Patients, Antipsychotic medication

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