Effect of Family-centered Distance Education and Follow-up on the Treatment Adherence of Patients With Depression

نویسندگان

1 Psychiatric Nursing (MsN), Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Patient Safety Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

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چکیده

Introduction: Non-adherence to treatment is one of the main problems in depressed patients, leading to serious consequences. The use of new technologies can facilitate family-oriented education to achieve this goal. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of distance family-oriented education and follow-up using social networks through the WhatsApp ...