FOLLOWUP PATTERN OF PSYCHIATRY PATIENTS IN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF CENTRAL INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 37
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psychiatric illnesses usually require long-term treatment for better outcome. It has been common observation that person with mental illness tends to stop medication against advice of treating psychiatrist. The present study was aimed to compare the demographic and clinical profiles of psychiatric patients attending outpatient department who remain in followup with those who do not. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective data analysis conducted at Outpatient Department of Psychiatry, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. All cases attending the OPD from January 2014 to June 2015 were included in this study. Socio-demographic data, diagnosis and followup information were obtained from the patients, guardians and prescriptions slip. The collected data were analysed using descriptive analysis and Chi-square test. RESULTS 28.4% of the patients dropped out after first visit, 61.5% patients had 1 - 3 followup, 8.3% had 4 - 7 followups and only 1.7% had more than 8 followups. Statistically significant correlation was found between followup and various socio-demographic variables such as educational level, distance from hospital and family history of psychiatric illness. CONCLUSION In our study, 28.4% of the patients did not attend followup at all and only 1.7% had more than 8 followups. Patient’s retention into treatment loop is quite encouraging, still more strategies can be tried to enhance the followup rate.
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Manoj Kumar Sahu, Lokesh Kumar Singh, Sharda Singh
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