Educating Staff to Use the Teach-Back Method Towards Improving Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication
Date of Conferral
12-4-2024
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Mattie Burton
Abstract
My goal for this staff education doctoral project was to improve adherence to antipsychotic medication among patients in a mental health facility through an education initiative for psychiatric intensive care unit staff focused on the teach-back method. The facility had reported a 20% increase in medication noncompliance among post-discharge patients within the past year, primarily attributed to nurses’ lack of adequate patient teaching strategies. I addressed the issue of effective patient education using the teach-back method in improving medication adherence in an inpatient mental health setting. Teaching objectives, content, and test questions were developed based on a substantial body of literature on the teach-back method as best practice in patient teaching. The practice-focused question addressed whether an education program on the teach-back method for patient teaching would increase staff knowledge towards improving patient adherence to antipsychotic medication regimens?” A total of 30 nurses participated in the education program, completing a pretest and a posttest to assess the impact of the training. Pre- and post-test data were analyzed using descriptive statistics via the SPSS Program. The mean pretest score was 60.03, while the mean posttest score significantly-increased to 95.0, with a p value of < .001, which is less than alpha (0.05), demonstrating the statistical significance of the findings. Therefore, the results indicated a substantial improvement in nurses’ knowledge, which is expected to positively change patient care and medication adherence. The project also has the potential to foster positive social change, benefiting healthcare providers, nurses, patients, and the broader community. It was recommended that all nursing staff participate in this training to ensure consistent and effective patient education.
Recommended Citation
Adebayo, Elizabeth, "Educating Staff to Use the Teach-Back Method Towards Improving Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16725.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16725
