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T1 Barriers and Facilitating Factors of Adherence to Antidepressant Treatments: An Exploratory Qualitative Study with Patients and Psychiatrists
A1 Rodríguez Álvarez, Cristobalina
A1 González de León, Beatriz
A1 Abt Sacks, Analía
A1 Acosta Artiles, Francisco Javier
A1 del Pino Sedeño, Tasmania María
A1 Ramos García, Vanesa
A1 Bejarano Quisoboni, Daniel
A1 Trujillo Martín, María M.
K1 Medication adherence
K1 Depressive disorders
K1 Antidepressants
K1 Qualitative research
AB This study examines the experiences and expectations of patients with depressive disorders regarding the disease and different antidepressants, as well as examining the barriers and facilitating factors that could affect their adherence to medications. An exploratory qualitative study was carried out. The study involved two focus groups made up of patients and caregivers and six semi-structured interviews with psychiatrists. In both cases, the participants were selected by intentional theoretical sampling, seeking maximum significance variation of social types. Prejudice about the side effects of medication was relevant. The importance of patients being well informed about the disease/treatments was noteworthy. The stigmatization of antidepressants by patients was identified as a barrier to medication adherence. The involvement of family members and the motivation of patients to be actively involved in the process to recover from the disease were identified as facilitating factors. The work carried out suggests the need for patients to have rigorous information about the disease/treatment to reduce the possible prejudices generated by beliefs. Maintaining greater contact and monitoring of patients/caregivers to help therapeutic adherence in patients with depressive disorders was also identified as being of great importance.
YR 2022
FD 2022
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RD 29-jun-2024