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Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MEDICATION NON-COMPLIANCE AMONG PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS

Jahanvi J. Patel*, Maitri J. Pansuriya, Keya J. Patel, Dr. Deepti M. Bhatt and Ketan Rathod

ABSTRACT

Mental illnesses like other somatic diseases are severe medical conditions where most of them are easily manageable through the use of drugs and some of them can be cured completely. The issue arises when a patient fails to follow the doctor’s instructions on the dosage and timing of the drugs resulting in interruption of the regimen and subsequent worsening of the diseases. Today, a lot of people experience chronic mental health conditions due to the lack of adherence to prescribed medicines. A Prospective, observational, comparative research and a closed questionnaire-based study of 98 non-compliant patients who met the consideration criteria attending the O.P.D. units of the Hospital for Mental Health, Shahibaug, was conducted. The information was collected through a semi-structured sociodemographic proforma and a standardized medication adherence reporting scale (MARS-5). Results: The compliance score was diversified into 3 categories: High, Medium, and Low compliance. In the entire sample, there were no patients who indicated High compliance with medications. However, about 47.96% of patients had Low compliance and 52.04% of patients had Medium compliance with medications. In the urban population, about 48.94% of patients had Low compliance and about 50.98% of patients had medium compliance with medications. In the rural population, there were about 51.06% of patients with Low compliance and about 49.02% of patients had Medium compliance with medications. Conclusion: Based on the preparatory revelations, a number of steps need to be considered to advance compliance in psychiatric patients. In conclusion, the study's findings reveal a noteworthy contrast in medication non-compliance between urban and rural populations among patients with psychiatric disorders.

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