An interventional study of Blister packaging medications and Dispense as usual in Medication Adherence, Accidental Overdose and Deliberate Overdose, sponsored by VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-10-20.
Sponsored by VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This quantitative, interview-based study will determine if increased prescription medication adherence via blister pack administration will reduce suicide related behavior among the high risk population of patients discharged from a psychiatric inpatient unit. The aims of the project are to determine whether blister packaging medication significantly increases treatment adherence and if blister packaging significantly decreases intentional self-poisoning behavior (i.e., suicide attempts and completions). By tracking former psychiatric inpatients for 12 months post-discharge and obtaining monthly medication adherence ratings, we will determine if blister packaging (BP) medications leads to better adherence than dispensing as usual (DUA). The psychiatric patients we will be recruiting have been diagnosed with, major affective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or schizophrenia (or any combination of these diagnoses). By tracking former psychiatric patients for 12 months post-discharge and obtaining monthly reports (self-report and medical record review) of suicide-related behaviors, we will determine if patients in the BP condition have less intentional self-poisoning behavior than those in the DAU condition.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients will receive all prescription medications on blister pack cards.
Other: Blister packaging medications
Patients will receive all prescription medications in standard pill bottles.
Other: Dispense as usual
Dispensing prescription medications on pre-filled blister package cards.
Also known as: Blister cards, bubble packs, unit-dose packaging.
Dispensing prescription medications in standard pill bottles.
Medication Adherence as assessed with the Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS)
Time frame: monthly for 12 months
Medication overdoses as measured by the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire (SHBQ)
Both accidental and intentional overdoses will be assessed.
Time frame: monthly for 12 months
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