Medication Adherence in Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression
In brief
The goal of this pilot study is to learn about how well older people with serious mental illness (including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression) follow prescribed medication regimens, and to evaluate a manualized intervention designed to enhance medication management skills and adherence, the Using Medications Effectively program. The following four hypotheses will be tested: 1. Medication adherence will be associated with several variables including insight, memory, medication management skill, knowledge about medications, attitudes about medications. 2. People who receive the program will have better medication adherence compared to those who do not receive the program as measured by pill counts. 3. People who receive the program will develop better medication management skills compared to those who do not receive the program.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00224380
- Run by
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- People needed
- 72
- Starts
- 2003-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2005-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-09-23
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participation in Rehabilitation and Health Care for Older People with SMI Serious mental illness (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression) and functional impairment Receiving mental health services for 3 months or more Age 50 or older Ability to provide informed consent or guardian consent -
You may not qualify if…
- Currently residing in an institution Psychiatric illness caused by co-morbid medical condition Dementia or score<20 on Mini Mental State Exam
Where it is running
- Community Council of Nashua — Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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