The Impact of Health Literacy on the Attitudes Toward Pharmacological Treatment in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Summary
The Impact of Health Literacy on the Attitudes toward Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder This interventional study is aimed at: * assessing and improving the health literacy and * assessing the attitude towards treatment of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders while they are admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit.
Description
The study will take place at University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA and will include 34 patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder diagnosis who are admitted to the psychiatric unit. Participants will take tests to assess their knowledge of SSD before and after receiving educational materials during their hospitalization. They will also receive questionnaires assessing their attitudes toward treatment before and after the educational interventions. After each patient is provided with educational material, they will be allowed to ask the healthcare provider questions pertaining to sc…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to the University Medical Center-New Orleans (UMCNO) inpatient behavioral health unit ages 18 and older with a new or previous diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder outside of substance use disorders * Patients must be proficient in English. * Patients must have a government issued social security number (required for reimbursement through the university). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients at UMCNO that are ages 17 or younger * Patients with SSD and concomitant intellectual disability, as evidenced by prior documented history on chart review or pa…
Interventions
- BehavioralEducational sessions
Patients will be given an educational pamphlet with information about schizophrenia spectrum disorders, including prognosis and management options. Following this, they will be allowed to ask the doctor any questions they have pertaining to schizophrenia spectrum disorder. In the second educational session, patients will watch a video containing information about schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Following this, they will be allowed to ask the doctor any questions they have pertaining to this topic.
Location
- University Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana