Fretwell, Christine and Felce, David John 2007. Staff knowledge of the side effects of anti-psychotic medication. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 20 (6) , pp. 580-585. 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00356.x |
Abstract
Background: Anti-psychotic medications are widely prescribed to people with intellectual disabilities and have a range of negative side effects. The aim was to identify the level of knowledge of anti-psychotic medications and their side effects among key carers or home managers of adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential group homes who are prescribed such medication. Method: The sample was 25 of the 30 adults on the caseloads of community nurses in one community learning disability team who lived in residential services and who were prescribed anti-psychotic medication. Key carers (n = 22) or home managers (n = 3) were interviewed about their knowledge of these medications and their side effects, the source of their knowledge and their needs for training. Results: Knowledge of potential side effects was somewhat limited. Only two were identified by the majority of respondents. Most respondents felt insufficiently informed and in need of further training. Conclusions: There is a role for an informed professional, such as a community nurse, to ensure that carers receive good, verbal and written information about such medications and their side effects at the time of prescription.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
Publisher: | Wiley |
ISSN: | 1360-2322 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jun 2017 03:44 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/66940 |
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