Assess the Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge regarding Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs among Care Takers of Mentally Ill Patients
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge level of all the care takers of mentally ill patients. The self instructional module significantly brought out their improvement in the knowledge regarding adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs An adverse effect may be caused by administration of an antipsychotic medication or by exposure to a chemical and be indicated by an untoward result such as extrapyramidal symptom, etc. The data was collected with structured interview schedule and then analysis of data done and the findings showed that there was significant difference between pre-test and post test knowledge of care takers.
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Mukesh Patil
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