A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding the Side Effects of Antipsychotics among Primary Care Givers of Clients With Mental Illness in Selected Mental Health Hospital, Chennai

Background: The main aim of this study is to create an awareness regarding the side effects. The primary care givers and the patients should understand that if side effects are there also they do not stop the medicines. The psychotic medicines are very essential for the treatment and it should be effectively managed and given only after the consultation with the physician. So a basic knowledge regarding drugs, side effects and the immediate management of these side effects are essential.

Methodology: Present study was conducted on quantitative approach for analyzing knowledge management of the psychotic drugs among the care takers based on the conceptual frame work, Imogene King's Goal attainment theory. The research design selected for the present study was one group pretest and posttest design (01 - X - 02). The sample of the study comprised of 40 primary care givers who are staying with the mentally ill clients in the selected mental health centers.

Results and Discussion: Among the total 40 sample of primary care givers out of 14 (35%) in 29-38 years of age and 60% were females. 50% having secondary education. Hindu (65%). 52.5% of people worked in private job. Only 55% informed that their income was higher than 10000, 55% from urban area. While in the post -test, 1(2.5%) of the subject had average knowledge, 19(47.5%) subject had good knowledge and 20(50%) subject had excellent knowledge regarding the side effects of antipsychotics. The comparison between the mean difference in pre-test and post test score was 8.2. The calculated ' value was 13.71, whereas the tabulated’t’ value was 2.02, shows that the calculated ’t’ value was much higher than the tabulated ’t’ value.

Conclusion: It shows that the planned teaching was effective in significant improving the knowledge of primary care givers of psychiatric patient regarding side effects of typical antipsychotics, so the null hypothesis H0 is rejected and the research hypothesis H1 is accepted.