Ho, Siew Ching
(2017)
A Qualitative Study On Barriers And Facilitators And Strategies To Improve Adherence To Antidepressants Among Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with a high rate of relapse and recurrence. One of the major challenges in treating MDD is patients’ nonadherence to medication. The objectives aimed: (1) to explore the barriers and facilitators of patients’ adherence to antidepressants among outpatients with MDD; (2) to identify strategies that aimed to improve adherence from the perspective of various stakeholders. A qualitative study using semi-structured and individual indepth interviews was conducted in phase I of the study. Thirty participants were purposively sampled from different ethnicities to achieve maximum variation in sampling, and data were collected until it reached thematic saturation.
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