Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region
Medication adherence strategies that are successful, suitable and economical are vital to the treatment outcome of persons living with mental illness. Mobile-phone-based intervention is one such strategy and is particularly critical to reducing medication non-adherence, especially in mental health d...
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| author | Thelma Alalbila Aku Ebenezer Wiafe Samira Mina Alhassan Peter Yamoah Eugene Dordoye Joseph K.N. Nyoagbe Araba Hutton-Nyameaye Israel Sefah Justice Jones Harrison Awuttey John K.A. Korbuvi Varsha Bangalee |
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| description | Medication adherence strategies that are successful, suitable and economical are vital to the treatment outcome of persons living with mental illness. Mobile-phone-based intervention is one such strategy and is particularly critical to reducing medication non-adherence, especially in mental health disorders. This study aimed to assess the impact of telephone adherence counselling on medication adherence in persons with mental health disorders. A longitudinal study was conducted on study participants who were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups over three months. Both groups received standard medication adherence counselling for the first month and then baseline adherence levels were determined using the medication adherence rating scale (MARS). The control group received standard medication adherence counselling at the psychiatric clinic whilst the intervention group received additional telephone calls made to each member of the intervention group once a week for a total of 8 times over 2 months. Of the patients who were screened for potential participation, 149 participants passed and 87 participants participated making a response rate of 58.40 %. The t-test conducted on the participants after the first (Month 2) and second (Month 3) on those with Telephone Call Intervention inferred significant statistical differences (p < 0.001). MARS Scores appreciated in the intervention group compared to the control group in Month 2 (1.64) and Month 3 (1.79). A positive impact of Telephone Call Interventions on medication adherence was achieved. This intervention can be a medication adherence strategy to supplement the standard medication adherence counselling which could improve treatment outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f15c55d3441474ca5aa4c1a93f1132e2025-08-20T02:40:11ZengElsevierScientific African2468-22762024-12-0126e0243610.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02436Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta RegionThelma Alalbila Aku0Ebenezer Wiafe1Samira Mina Alhassan2Peter Yamoah3Eugene Dordoye4Joseph K.N. Nyoagbe5Araba Hutton-Nyameaye6Israel Sefah7Justice Jones8Harrison Awuttey9John K.A. Korbuvi10Varsha Bangalee11Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; Corresponding authors at: Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services, Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho, Ghana; Corresponding authors at: Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaDirectorate of Pharmaceutical Services, Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho, GhanaDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaMedication adherence strategies that are successful, suitable and economical are vital to the treatment outcome of persons living with mental illness. Mobile-phone-based intervention is one such strategy and is particularly critical to reducing medication non-adherence, especially in mental health disorders. This study aimed to assess the impact of telephone adherence counselling on medication adherence in persons with mental health disorders. A longitudinal study was conducted on study participants who were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups over three months. Both groups received standard medication adherence counselling for the first month and then baseline adherence levels were determined using the medication adherence rating scale (MARS). The control group received standard medication adherence counselling at the psychiatric clinic whilst the intervention group received additional telephone calls made to each member of the intervention group once a week for a total of 8 times over 2 months. Of the patients who were screened for potential participation, 149 participants passed and 87 participants participated making a response rate of 58.40 %. The t-test conducted on the participants after the first (Month 2) and second (Month 3) on those with Telephone Call Intervention inferred significant statistical differences (p < 0.001). MARS Scores appreciated in the intervention group compared to the control group in Month 2 (1.64) and Month 3 (1.79). A positive impact of Telephone Call Interventions on medication adherence was achieved. This intervention can be a medication adherence strategy to supplement the standard medication adherence counselling which could improve treatment outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624003788Medication adherenceMental health disordersPatient counsellingPharmacy practiceTelephone call interventions |
| spellingShingle | Thelma Alalbila Aku Ebenezer Wiafe Samira Mina Alhassan Peter Yamoah Eugene Dordoye Joseph K.N. Nyoagbe Araba Hutton-Nyameaye Israel Sefah Justice Jones Harrison Awuttey John K.A. Korbuvi Varsha Bangalee Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region Scientific African Medication adherence Mental health disorders Patient counselling Pharmacy practice Telephone call interventions |
| title | Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region |
| title_full | Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region |
| title_short | Assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders: A longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in Volta Region |
| title_sort | assessing the impact of telephone call intervention on medication adherence in individuals with mental health disorders a longitudinal study in a tertiary facility in volta region |
| topic | Medication adherence Mental health disorders Patient counselling Pharmacy practice Telephone call interventions |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624003788 |
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