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Symptomatology and Medication Monitoring for Public Mental Health Consumers: A Cultural Perspective

Ohio Department of Mental Health, Columbus

Barbara Jones Warren, RN, CNS, CS, PhD

Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus

BACKGROUND: With the increased focus and impetus on pharmacological interventions, psychiatric mental health nurses have become concerned about consumers’ ability to understand and monitor their symptoms and medications.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among cultural factors, stressors, moderators, medication monitoring, and psychiatric symptoms in consumers with severe mental disorders.

STUDY DESIGN: This study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from a longitudinal research project conducted in Ohio. The sample was comprised of 199 consumers receiving community-based services within the public mental health system.

RESULTS: Age, gender, and race were associated with indicators of medication monitoring. The model explained 51% of the variance in depression, 35% in anxiety, and 43% in psychoticism.

CONCLUSION: Consumers’ culture is an important facet in the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms and the ability to monitor medications.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Vol. 7, No. 4, 115-124 (2001)
DOI: 10.1067/mpn.2001.117879


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