Date of Conferral

4-15-2024

Date of Award

4-15-2024

Degree

Doctor of Healthcare Administration (D.H.A.)

School

Health Services

Advisor

Albert Gale

Abstract

Hospital directors at psychiatric hospitals in Ghana are struggling to reduce readmissions that are caused by nonadherence to psychotropic medications. Hospital readmissions and their associated costs have become an increasing concern over the last several years. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the influence of birthsex on readmissions due to nonadherence to psychotropic medications. The Donabedian model was used as the theoretical framework for this study. The research question was developed to determine which birthsex category has the greatest positive influence on readmissions due to nonadherence to psychotropic medications at the psychiatric hospital study site. The target population consisted of male and female adult patients ranging from 18 to 55 years old who have been remitted to the psychiatric hospital study site due to nonadherence to psychotropic medications from 2018 to 2021. The study site was a psychiatric hospital located in Ghana. The results indicated that neither birthsex category has a greater positive influence on readmissions due to nonadherence to psychotropic medications at the psychiatric hospital study site. With this information, psychiatric hospital administrators in Ghana may develop birthsex male/birthsex female clinical programs to reduce readmissions due to nonadherence to psychotropic medications.

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