Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing
Aims: High-dose antipsychotic therapy (HDAT) carries an increased risk of adverse effects, including metabolic syndrome and extrapyramidal side effects, requiring regular monitoring. However, adherence remains inconsistent due to challenges in patient attendance, staff awareness, and varying monitor...
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| description | Aims: High-dose antipsychotic therapy (HDAT) carries an increased risk of adverse effects, including metabolic syndrome and extrapyramidal side effects, requiring regular monitoring. However, adherence remains inconsistent due to challenges in patient attendance, staff awareness, and varying monitoring intervals. This quality improvement project aimed to determine the prevalence of HDAT use in an assertive outreach team, assess adherence to the local trust HDAT monitoring guidelines, and implement a clinician-built HDAT Calculator and Tracker to improve monitoring efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9df6562f0cb542feb20c593d5a859c322025-08-20T03:15:29ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S149S15010.1192/bjo.2025.10403Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe PrescribingNurul Ain Mohd Nizam0Isabelle Tighe1Claire Butler2Paul Harris3Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United KingdomSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United KingdomSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United KingdomSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United KingdomAims: High-dose antipsychotic therapy (HDAT) carries an increased risk of adverse effects, including metabolic syndrome and extrapyramidal side effects, requiring regular monitoring. However, adherence remains inconsistent due to challenges in patient attendance, staff awareness, and varying monitoring intervals. This quality improvement project aimed to determine the prevalence of HDAT use in an assertive outreach team, assess adherence to the local trust HDAT monitoring guidelines, and implement a clinician-built HDAT Calculator and Tracker to improve monitoring efficiency.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104031/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Nurul Ain Mohd Nizam Isabelle Tighe Claire Butler Paul Harris Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing BJPsych Open |
| title | Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing |
| title_full | Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing |
| title_fullStr | Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing |
| title_short | Implementing a Clinician-Built High-Dose Antipsychotic Therapy (HDAT) Calculator and Tracker: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimise HDAT Monitoring and Safe Prescribing |
| title_sort | implementing a clinician built high dose antipsychotic therapy hdat calculator and tracker a quality improvement project to optimise hdat monitoring and safe prescribing |
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