Awareness Regarding Lithium Toxicity among the Caregivers of Mentally III Patients Attending a Tertiary Level Mental Hospital, Bagmati Province
Sujita Kumari Kayastha,
Chandrakala Sharma,
Tilarupa Bhattarai
Abstract:Background: Lithium is the commonly used drug for bipolar affective disorders. Patient and family education about adverse effects, drug therapy and serum lithium monitoring are essentials to prevent and manage the lithium toxicity. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of finding out the awareness regarding lithium toxicity among the caregivers of patients receiving lithium.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional was adopted in this study. A total of 141 caregivers were selected purposivel… Show more
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