학술논문
The change in disease severity and medication adherence of patients registered in community mental health center in the Covid-19 pandemic
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 251-257 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
Turkish
Turkish
ISSN
2667-7180
Abstract
Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the changes in disease severity and medication adherence of patients who stayed away from Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) activities during the Covid-19 pandemic period although they participated more regularly in CMHC activities before the Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: 54 patients who regularly attended CMHC were included in the study retrospectively. The first interview in this study was held in January 2020, and the second interview was held in June 2021. Results: The increase in the PANSS total 2 score compared to the PANSS total 1 score, the increase in the PANSS positive 2 score compared to the PANSS positive 1 score, the increase in the YMRS 2 score compared to the YMRS 1 score, and the decrease in the MMAS 2 score compared to the MMAS 1 score were found to be significant (p