Medication Adherence among Patient with Bipolar Disorder: A Literature Review

Fardelin Irawani, Fardelin Irawani, Weena Chanchong, Weena Chanchong, Wandee Suttharangse, Wandee Suttharangse

2018

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is one of the chronic mental health disorders. It is ranked the seventh leading cause of non-fatal burden in the world. Patients with bipolar disorders encounter several disturbances in their moods, cognitions, and behaviours which express differently during mania and depressive episodes. These difficulties can affect a patient’s life functionings, especially in regards to social functioning. Bipolar disorder can be treated and the patients can become productive and be able to live meaningfully. However, non-adherence with medication is common problem among patients with bipolar disorder that is associated with elevated rates of relapse, hospitalization, suicidal behaviour, greater cost of caring, and consequently a poor quality of life. Several factors contributed to medication adherence among patients with bipolar disorder have been discussed including age, gender, marital status, substance abuse, phase/stage of illness, medication knowledge, individual’s beliefs, illness representation, social support, and medication side effects. This literature review aims to explore the importance of medication adherence to patients with bipolar disorder and several factors influencing to medication adherence. PubMed, CINAHL, Science Direct, Google Scholar were used to search the articles published from 2000 to 2013 in English that combined the search terms “bipolar disorder”, “medication adherence”, “medication non-adherence”, and “ medication adherence and bipolar disorder”. In order in helping to enhance medication adherence in patients, health care providers indeed need to understand the phenomenon of medication adherence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Irawani F., Chanchong W. and Suttharangse W. (2018). Medication Adherence among Patient with Bipolar Disorder: A Literature Review. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 228-233. DOI: 10.5220/0008396800002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Fardelin Irawani and Weena Chanchong and Wandee Suttharangse},
title={Medication Adherence among Patient with Bipolar Disorder: A Literature Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={228-233},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008396800002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Medication Adherence among Patient with Bipolar Disorder: A Literature Review
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Irawani F.
AU - Chanchong W.
AU - Suttharangse W.
PY - 2018
SP - 228
EP - 233
DO - 10.5220/0008396800002442