Medication adherence among female inmates with bipolar disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Ehret, Megan J.; Shelton, Dinah; Barta, William D.; Trestman, Robert L.; Maruca, Annette T.; Kamath, Jayesh; Golay, Leslie M.

doi:10.1037/a0031433

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“…We found that the majority of participants had poor medication adherence, while age, sex, education level, duration, and number of medications were not found to be correlated with medication adherence. Previous studies have reported inconsistent results between demographic variables and medication adherence, 23,[28][29][30] while some support age, sex, number of medications, and medical conditions being independent predicators of medication adherence. 23,30,31 In line with our study, a study conducted in China also reported that education level was the only predicator of medication adherence, 27 while another study reported that age was the only factor that correlated with medication adherence among Chinese patients.…”

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<p>Psychometric Evaluation of Chinese Version of Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) and Blood-Pressure Control Among Elderly with Hypertension</p>

Chen¹,

Chang²,

Yang³

2020

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Objective: This study aimed to develop the ARMS-C and test its psychometric properties in hypertensive patients, to assess the level of medication adherence and to identify associated predictors for medication adherence and blood-pressure control among Chinese hypertensive patients. Methods: Hypertensive elderly who met inclusion criteria were recruited from an aged-care facility in Henan Province between January 2019 and July 2019. The patients completed the adapted ARMS-C. The scale's factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity were tested. Results: Good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.89) and test-retest reliability (r=0.86, p<0.01) were obtained. Item-total correlation coefficients for the ten-item ARMS-C were 0.505-0.801. Factor analysis of construct validity identified two factors, explaining a total variance of 63.3%. Binary regression showed that patients with scores at level 2 (≤20 ARMS-10 scores <30) were six times as likely to have blood pressure uncontrolled as those at level 1 (ARMS-10 scores <20, OR 6.6, 95% CI 1.7-25.1; p=0.006), and patients with scores at level 3 (ARMS-10 scores >30) were 115 times as likely to have blood pressure uncontrolled as those at level 1 (ARMS-10 scores <20,OR 115, 95% CI 9-1,470; p=0). Conclusion: The ten-item ARMS-C is a reliable and valid self-reporting screening tool for adherence to medication and refills in elderly hypertensive Chinese patients.

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<p>Psychometric Evaluation of Chinese Version of Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) and Blood-Pressure Control Among Elderly with Hypertension</p>

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Chang²,

Yang³

2020

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“…Work with other medications is limited. Another study found that, in women with bipolar disorder, following an evidence-based pharmacological treatment algorithm was no better than treatment as usual (where medication decisions were taken by the treating clinician)48 for reducing symptoms and improving medication adherence. More psychopharmacology research in prison settings is required, particularly for commonly prescribed psychotropic medications (see Research Recommendations).…”

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Mental health of prisoners: prevalence, adverse outcomes, and interventions

Fazel

Hayes

Bartellas

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The Lancet Psychiatry

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More than 10 million people are imprisoned worldwide, and the prevalence of all investigated mental disorders is higher in prisoners than in the general population. Although the extent to which prison increases the incidence of mental disorders is uncertain, considerable evidence suggests low rates of identification and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Prisoners are also at increased risk of all-cause mortality, suicide, self-harm, violence, and victimisation, and research has outlined some modifiable risk factors. Few high quality treatment trials have been done on psychiatric disorders in prisoners. Despite this lack of evidence, trial data have shown that opiate substitution treatments reduce substance misuse relapse and possibly reoffending. The mental health needs of women and older adults in prison are distinct, and national policies should be developed to meet these. In this Review, we present clinical, research, and policy recommendations to improve mental health care in prisons. National attempts to meet these recommendations should be annually surveyed.

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“…50-53,57-59, 81,82,90,132 High-dose valproic acid treatment compared with low-dose treatment led to less illness severity in adolescent boys with conduct disorder. 132 In adult women with bipolar disease, the use of an algorithm for the treatment of bipolar disease improved medication utilization and adherence compared with usual care.…”

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“…Adult women with bipolar type I or II Texas Implementation of medication algorithm for bipolar disease vs treatment as usual 81,82 Mental health Adolescent boys with posttraumatic stress disorder Short-term cognitive processing therapy vs no intervention 68 Mental health…”

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“…132 In adult women with bipolar disease, the use of an algorithm for the treatment of bipolar disease improved medication utilization and adherence compared with usual care. 81,82 Osmotic release methylphenidate treatment in adult men with attention-deficit or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) positively affected ADHD symptoms and psychosocial functioning compared with a placebo. [50][51][52][53] The addition of osmotic release methylphenidate to cognitive-behavioral therapy led to fewer ADHD symptoms on most indicators and to less drug use in adult men with ADHD and amphetamine dependence.…”

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A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions to Improve the Health of Persons During Imprisonment and in the Year After Release

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We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the health of people during imprisonment or in the year after release. We searched 14 biomedical and social science databases in 2014, and identified 95 studies.Most studies involved only men or a majority of men (70/83 studies in which gender was specified); only 16 studies focused on adolescents. Most studies were conducted in the United States (n = 57). The risk of bias for outcomes in almost all studies was unclear or high (n=91). In 59 studies, interventions led to improved mental health, substance use, infectious diseases, or health service utilization outcomes; in 42 of these studies, outcomes were measured in the community after release.Improving the health of people who experience imprisonment requires knowledge generation and knowledge translation, including implementation of effective interventions.Worldwide, more than 11 million people are imprisoned at any given time, and the prison population continues to grow at a rate faster than that of the general population. 1 Substantial evidence reveals that people who have experienced imprisonment have poor health compared with the general population, as indicated by the prevalence of mental illness, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and mortality. 2 There are several reasons to focus on improving the health of people who experience imprisonment. 3 The burden of disease in this population affects the general population directly through increased health care costs and through the transmission of communicable diseases (e.g., HIV, HCV, and tuberculosis) after people are released from detention. Imprisonment has also been associated with worse health in family members of those who are detained, compared with the general population, including chronic diseases 4 and poor mental health 5,6 in adult relatives and mortality in male children. 7 At the community level, higher rates of incarceration have been associated with adverse health outcomes, such as sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies. 8 There is also evidence that poor health in persons who are released from detention, particularly those with inadequately treated mental illness and substance use disorders, 3 may affect public safety and reincarceration rates, 3 and that better access to health care is associated with less recidivism. 9,10 Finally, the right to health and health care is enshrined in international human rights documents, 11,12 and is a legislated responsibility of governments in many countries.Intervening during imprisonment and at the time of release could improve the health of people who experience imprisonment and public health overall. 13 To address this gap, we systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve health in persons during imprisonment and in the year after release.We chose this population because we view imprisonment as a unique opportunity to deliver and to link with interventions for this population, and to highlight interventions t...

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Medication adherence among female inmates with bipolar disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

<p>Psychometric Evaluation of Chinese Version of Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) and Blood-Pressure Control Among Elderly with Hypertension</p>

<p>Psychometric Evaluation of Chinese Version of Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) and Blood-Pressure Control Among Elderly with Hypertension</p>

Mental health of prisoners: prevalence, adverse outcomes, and interventions

A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions to Improve the Health of Persons During Imprisonment and in the Year After Release

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