A Qualitative Study On Barriers And Facilitators And Strategies To Improve Adherence To Antidepressants Among Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder

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.

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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.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica > RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy) > Thesis
Depositing User: ASM Ab Shukor Mustapa
Date Deposited: 11 Sep 2019 07:29
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2019 07:29
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/45389

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