Patients diagnosed with major depression disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention focused on the enhancement of the patients’ involvement in decision ?making, their beliefs towards antidepressants and their knowledge about ?antidepressants?.
Pharmacists followed t
Sponsors
Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients within the age range of 18 to 60 years 2. Patients newly diagnosed with a MDD, according to the scales in the ?Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Ed (DSM-IV) 3. Patients having no psychotic or bipolar history 4. Patients having no drug or dependency history 5. Patients having no cognitive impairment that may hinder the assessment?
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having a psychiatric or bipolar disorder history 2. Patients having drug or dependency history. 3. Patients suffering from any cognitive impairment that may hinder the ?assessment 4. Patients not responding at any level to the antidepressant within 8 weeks of ?recruitment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence measured by ?Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patients’ beliefs about medicine measured by Beliefs About Medicine Questionnaire (BMQ) 2. Severity of depression ? measured by MADRS scale 3. Patients’ involvement in decisions 4. Health-related quality of life - measured by EuroQOL-5D 5. Patient satisfaction with treatment Measured at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. | — |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed