 |
| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Improving treatment adherence and longitudinal outcomes in patients with a serious mental illness by using telemedicine.
Full Abstract
A psycho-educational programme was developed using the health belief model and the individual s cognitive model of the disorder and treatment. The participants were 51 rural inpatients admitted to a tertiary psychiatric centre. Twenty-four inpatients (13 men, 11 women) were discharged using discharge planning by videoconference involving the general practitioner, case manager and a family member. Patients then received six sessions of the psycho-educational programme. A control group of 27 inpatients (16 men, 11 women) were discharged with conventional discharge summaries to general practitioners and case managers and did not receive the psycho-educational programme. More patients in the control group than in the telemedicine group were readmitted to hospital over a 12-month period. Significantly more patients in the control group reported medication side-effects than those in the telemedicine group. Patients in the telemedicine group reported greater treatment adherence and compliance than those in the control group. When compared with the control group, the telemedicine group reported significantly more satisfaction with their treatment and discharge planning.
Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills
Author information
Author/s: D'Souza, Russell (R);
Affiliation: Centre of Excellence in Remote and Rural Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Rdsouza(-atsign-)doh.health.nsw.gov.au
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of telemedicine and telecare (J Telemed Telecare), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 8 Suppl 2 (issue ) : pp 113-5
Dates: Created 2002/09/09; Completed 2002/12/10; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12217162, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.
External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):
Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.
This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.
MeSH headings (categories)
This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.
|
|
Related articles
This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.
See a large map of 100+ related articles.