IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3403: Effectiveness of Paliperidone Palmitate in Reducing Acute Psychiatric Service Use for Patients Suffering from Psychosis & mdash;A Retrospective Mirror-Image Study
IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3403: Effectiveness of Paliperidone Palmitate in Reducing Acute Psychiatric Service Use for Patients Suffering from Psychosis—A Retrospective Mirror-Image Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043403
Authors:
Chun Ting Chan
Swapna Verma
Mythily Subramaniam
Edimansyah Abdin
Jenny Tay
Poor adherence to antipsychotic treatment is a leading cause of relapse for patients suffering from psychotic disorders and the use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) may lead to improved clinical outcomes. This was a 1-year mirror-image study examining the clinical outcomes after monthly administration of paliperidone palmitate (PP1M). The primary outcome measure was the total days of psychiatric hospitalization in the 1-year before and 1-year after initiation of PP1M. Data from 158 patients were included in the study. Most of the patients suffered from schizophrenia. In the year after initiation of PP1M, the mean number of hospitalization days fell from 106.53 to 19.10 (p < 0.001). There were significant reductions in the mean number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits. The use of paliperidone palmitate is associated with significant reduction in both the number of admissions and days of psychiatric hospitalization.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chun Ting Chan Swapna Verma Mythily Subramaniam Edimansyah Abdin Jenny Tay Tags: Article Source Type: research
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