Making decisions about antipsychotics: a qualitative study of patient experience and the development of a decision aid.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision making is a widely accepted standard of patient-centred care that leads to improved clinical outcomes, yet it is commonly underutilised in the field of mental health. Furthermore, little is known regarding patient decision making around antipsychotic medication, which is often poorly adhered to. We aim to explore psychiatric patients' experiences of antipsychotic medication decision making in order to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision making.

Methods

Focus groups were conducted with patients with chronic psychotic illnesses (n = 20) who had previously made a decision about taking or changing antipsychotic medication. Transcripts were coded and analysed for thematic content and continued until thematic saturation. These theme

SUBMITTER: Kaar SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806500 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature