Date of Award
Fall 12-7-2023
Degree Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Committee Chair
Dr. Anita Greer
Committee Chair School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Committee Member 2
Dr. Lisa Morgan
Committee Member 2 School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Abstract
Medication non-adherence has been a common and challenging problem in health care, especially among mental health patients. Studies show medication compliance among psychiatric patients has been at a lower rate than patients with physical conditions. Non-compliance with medications has been one of the considerable contributions to rapid psychiatric hospital readmission. Rapid readmissions have been costing health care billions of dollars annually. The stigma behind mental health has a large contribution to why mental health patients are non-compliant with their psychotropics. Utilization of the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) on a patient to evaluate the patient's willingness and ability to take medicine daily will improve medication adherence in the psychiatric community. Providers will have a better understanding of the patients’ need for education on the importance of medication compliance. Implementing the MARS will improve outcomes in the psychiatric community.
ORCID ID
0009-0003-8457-078X
Copyright
Regina Taylor, 2023
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Regina, "Encouraging Medication Compliance by Implementing a Medication Adherence Tool" (2023). Doctoral Projects. 232.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dnp_capstone/232