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Matete RP, Rathobei LM. Nurses' practice of metabolic monitoring for patients on antipsychotics in Lesotho. S Afr J Psychiatr 2024; 30:2219. [PMID: 38726330 PMCID: PMC11079420 DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v30i0.2219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Background Severe mental illness is associated with higher physical health morbidities and reduced life expectancy, with an estimated 14.3% of global deaths attributed to mental disorders. Antipsychotic medications (APs) used in treatment contribute to physical health issues, including metabolic and cardiovascular effects. Aim The aim of this study was to assess nurses' practices regarding metabolic monitoring for patients prescribed antipsychotic medications at Mohlomi Hospital in Lesotho. Setting The study was conducted at Mohlomi Hospital, the primary psychiatric facility in Lesotho. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, 44 nurses from Mohlomi Hospital participated in the study. A structured questionnaire assessed nurses' metabolic monitoring practices. Results Most of the respondents were female (n = 30, 75%), and minority were male (n = 10, 25%). The academic qualifications of respondents were distributed as follows: 40% (16) held a nursing assistant certificate and 22.5% (9) held an advanced nursing diploma, among others. The average age of all respondents was 39.05 (s.d. 8.9), with an average of 8 years of experience in psychiatry (s.d. 7.6). The overall rate of nurses' practices of metabolic monitoring for patients taking antipsychotic medications showed variability, with a mean score of 2.83 (s.d. 0.524). However, only 20% performed ECG tests, 22.5% measured blood pressure, 27.5% tested for glucose abnormalities and 17.5% conducted lipid profile testing. Conclusion Results revealed a significant gap in the practice of metabolic monitoring among nurses with various aspects of metabolic monitoring, not being adequately monitored. Contribution The study's findings shall inform policy and guidelines for monitoring patients on antipsychotic medications while guiding future research.
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- Relebohile P Matete
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho
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Jameson A, Faisal M, Fylan B, Bristow GC, Sohal J, Dalton C, Sagoo GS, Cardno AG, McLean SL. Proportion of Antipsychotics with CYP2D6 Pharmacogenetic (PGx) Associations Prescribed in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Psychopharmacol 2024; 38:382-394. [PMID: 38494658 PMCID: PMC11010551 DOI: 10.1177/02698811241238283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Prescribing drugs for psychosis (antipsychotics) is challenging due to high rates of poor treatment outcomes, which are in part explained by an individual's genetics. Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing can help clinicians tailor the choice or dose of psychosis drugs to an individual's genetics, particularly psychosis drugs with known variable response due to CYP2D6 gene variants ('CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotics'). AIMS This study aims to investigate differences between demographic groups prescribed 'CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotics' and estimate the proportion of patients eligible for PGx testing based on current pharmacogenomics guidance. METHODS A cross-sectional study took place extracting data from 243 patients' medical records to explore psychosis drug prescribing, including drug transitions. Demographic data such as age, sex, ethnicity, and clinical sub-team were collected and summarised. Descriptive statistics explored the proportion of 'CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotic' prescribing and the nature of transitions. We used logistic regression analysis to investigate associations between demographic variables and prescription of 'CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotic' versus 'non-CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotic'. RESULTS Two-thirds (164) of patients had been prescribed a 'CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotic' (aripiprazole, risperidone, haloperidol or zuclopenthixol). Over a fifth (23%) of patients would have met the suggested criteria for PGx testing, following two psychosis drug trials. There were no statistically significant differences between age, sex, or ethnicity in the likelihood of being prescribed a 'CYP2D6-PGx antipsychotic'. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated high rates of prescribing 'CYP2D6-PGx-antipsychotics' in an EIP cohort, providing a rationale for further exploration of how PGx testing can be implemented in EIP services to personalise the prescribing of drugs for psychosis.
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- Adam Jameson
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
- Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YH PSRC), Bradford, UK
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- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YH PSRC), Bradford, UK
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- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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Woodall AA, Abuzour AS, Wilson SA, Mair FS, Buchan I, Sheard SB, Atkinson P, Joyce DW, Symon P, Walker LE. Management of antipsychotics in primary care: Insights from healthcare professionals and policy makers in the United Kingdom. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0294974. [PMID: 38427674 PMCID: PMC10906843 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Antipsychotic medication is increasingly prescribed to patients with serious mental illness. Patients with serious mental illness often have cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities, and antipsychotics independently increase the risk of cardiometabolic disease. Despite this, many patients prescribed antipsychotics are discharged to primary care without planned psychiatric review. We explore perceptions of healthcare professionals and managers/directors of policy regarding reasons for increasing prevalence and management of antipsychotics in primary care. METHODS Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 11 general practitioners (GPs), 8 psychiatrists, and 11 managers/directors of policy in the United Kingdom. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Respondents reported competency gaps that impaired ability to manage patients prescribed antipsychotic medications, arising from inadequate postgraduate training and professional development. GPs lacked confidence to manage antipsychotic medications alone; psychiatrists lacked skills to address cardiometabolic risks and did not perceive this as their role. Communication barriers, lack of integrated care records, limited psychology provision, lowered expectation towards patients with serious mental illness by professionals, and pressure to discharge from hospital resulted in patients in primary care becoming 'trapped' on antipsychotics, inhibiting opportunities to deprescribe. Organisational and contractual barriers between services exacerbate this risk, with socioeconomic deprivation and lack of access to non-pharmacological interventions driving overprescribing. Professionals voiced fears of censure if a catastrophic event occurred after stopping an antipsychotic. Facilitators to overcome these barriers were suggested. CONCLUSIONS People prescribed antipsychotics experience a fragmented health system and suboptimal care. Several interventions could be taken to improve care for this population, but inadequate availability of non-pharmacological interventions and socioeconomic factors increasing mental distress need policy change to improve outcomes. The role of professionals' fear of medicolegal or regulatory censure inhibiting antipsychotic deprescribing was a new finding in this study.
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- Alan A. Woodall
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Powys Teaching Health Board, Bronllys Hospital, Powys, United Kingdom
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- Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- General Practice & Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Howe J, Lindsey L. The role of pharmacists in supporting service users to optimise antipsychotic medication. Int J Clin Pharm 2023; 45:1293-1298. [PMID: 37704913 PMCID: PMC10600309 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01630-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Pharmacists have a contribution to make in improving optimising medication use for people on antipsychotic medication. The rates of prescribing antipsychotics have increased in England with an 18% rise from 2015 to 2020. People on antipsychotic medication are not treated as equal partners in conversations about their medications. This can leave people to make decisions about their antipsychotic medications without input from their prescribers which can have significant consequences for individuals. Involving people in the decision-making process, as experts on their own condition, has the potential to improve treatment outcomes. The evidence suggests that involving pharmacists in supporting people with serious mental illnesses will lead to improved clinical outcomes. Key areas for pharmacist involvement are providing information, education and counselling on antipsychotic medication and the side effects and reducing polypharmacy especially when antipsychotics are prescribed off license.
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- Jo Howe
- School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, England.
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England
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Wazni L, Gifford W, Perron A, Vandyk A. Understanding the Physical Health Problems of People with Psychotic Disorders Using Digital Storytelling. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2023; 44:690-701. [PMID: 37549316 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2023.2229435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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People with psychotic disorders struggle to be heard and express concerns beyond their mental health, especially concerns related to the side effects of treatment. Using digital storytelling, this study aimed to uncover and expose the underlying systems that oppress people with psychotic disorders from meeting their physical health needs. The stories revealed two themes: body as a contested site and biological entity with society, and (in)visible patient and paternalism. Spivak's theory of subalternity provided the theoretical basis for a critical analysis and discussion of the experiences. More research is required to highlight the power relations and structures that lead to health disparity in psychiatry.
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- Liquaa Wazni
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Woodall A, Prosser A, Griffiths M, Shooter B, Garfitt J, Walker L, Buchan I. Cardiovascular risk estimation in rural psychiatric inpatient populations: Cross-sectional preliminary study. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:100103. [PMID: 37654699 PMCID: PMC7614998 DOI: 10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Cardiovascular risk was evaluated in patients admitted to rural inpatient psychiatric services over a one-year period in a sparsely populated region of the United Kingdom. Care records were analysed for risk factor recording, and cardiovascular risk estimated using the QRISK3 calculator, which estimates 10-year risk of myocardial infarction or stroke. Of eligible patients, risk factor recording as part of routine care was completed in 86% of possible QRISK3 inputs, enabling QIRSK3 estimation in all eligible patients. QRISK3 for this group was significantly raised relative to an age, sex and ethnicity-matched population, and high risk of cardiovascular disease (QRISK3 score >10%) was detected in 28% of patients. The results demonstrate that there is significant unmet need in rural patients for cardiovascular risk reduction that could be identified as part of routine care. An opportunity exists to integrate mental and physical healthcare by routinely assessing cardiovascular risk in rural psychiatric inpatients. Resources and training are needed to produce this risk information and act on it.
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- Alan Woodall
- Bronllys Hospital, Powys Teaching Health Board, Brecon, LD3 OLY, Wales, United Kingdom
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, L69 3GF, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Bronllys Hospital, Powys Teaching Health Board, Brecon, LD3 OLY, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Bronllys Hospital, Powys Teaching Health Board, Brecon, LD3 OLY, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Bronllys Hospital, Powys Teaching Health Board, Brecon, LD3 OLY, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Bronllys Hospital, Powys Teaching Health Board, Brecon, LD3 OLY, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, L69 7DE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, L69 3GF, United Kingdom
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Nadal IP, Cliffton C, Tolani E, Achilleos S, Winkley K, Chamley M, Gaughran F, Kottegoda R, Gallo F, Ismail K. Eliciting the mechanisms of action of care navigators in the management of type 2 diabetes in people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study. Diabet Med 2022; 39:e14894. [PMID: 35635552 PMCID: PMC9543493 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes have a reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. One factor that contributes to this is the inability to provide optimal management, as the two conditions are typically managed by separate physical and mental health systems. The role of care navigators in coordinating diabetes care in people with severe mental illness may provide a solution to better management. AIM To explore the views of clinicians and people with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes on an integrated health service model with a focus on the care navigator to identify potential mechanisms of action. DESIGN Qualitative one-to-one semi-structured interviews and part of a wider pilot intervention study. SETTING Community Mental Health Unit in South London. METHOD Topic guides explored the perspectives and experiences of both clinicians and people with severe mental illness and diabetes. Data analysis was conducted using Thematic Analysis. RESULTS From the analysis of 19 participants, five main themes emerged regarding the care navigator role: administrative service; signposting to local services; adhering to lifestyle changes and medication; engaging in social activities; further skills and training needed. The key findings from this study emphasise the benefits that the role of a care navigator has in helping people with severe mental illness to better manage their diabetes i.e. through diet, exercise medication and attending essential health check-ups. CONCLUSION This study illustrates that having a care navigator in place empowers those with severe mental illness to improve the management of their diabetes. Future research should focus on the extent to which care navigators are effective in improving specific outcomes.
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- Iliatha Papachristou Nadal
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Non‐Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustUniversity Lewisham HospitalLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustUniversity Lewisham HospitalLondonUK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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Ostuzzi G, Vita G, Bertolini F, Tedeschi F, De Luca B, Gastaldon C, Nosé M, Papola D, Purgato M, Del Giovane C, Correll CU, Barbui C. Continuing, reducing, switching, or stopping antipsychotics in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who are clinically stable: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry 2022; 9:614-624. [PMID: 35753323 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00158-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although antipsychotic maintenance treatment is widely recommended to prevent relapse in chronic psychoses, evidence-based guidelines do not provide clear indications on different maintenance treatment strategies, including continuing the antipsychotic at standard doses, reducing the dose, switching to another antipsychotic, or even stopping the antipsychotic. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of these maintenance treatment strategies, hypothesising the superiority of all strategies over stopping, and of continuing at standard doses over both switching and reducing the dose. METHODS We did a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated antipsychotics for relapse prevention in adults with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who were clinically stable, and which compared four treatment strategies: continuing the current antipsychotic at standard doses recommended for acute treatment; reducing the current antipsychotic dose; switching to a different antipsychotic; and stopping the antipsychotic and replacing it with placebo. We excluded RCTs with fewer than 25 individuals, a prerandomisation washout period greater than 4 weeks, a follow-up shorter than 6 weeks, and those recruiting treatment-resistant individuals. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and online trial registers for published and unpublished RCTs from inception to Sept 1, 2021, combining terms describing all available antipsychotics, and terms describing continuation, maintenance, or long-term treatment for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Relative risks (RRs) and standardised mean differences were pooled using random-effects pairwise and network meta-analyses. We assessed risk of bias of each RCT with the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias 2 tool, and confidence of pooled estimates with CINeMA. The primary outcome was relapse prevention. The study protocol was registered in advance in the Open Science Forum registry. FINDINGS Of 3936 records identified, 119 records, reporting on 101 RCTs, were eligible, 98 of which (including 13 988 individuals) provided data that could be meta-analysed for at least one outcome. The mean proportion of female participants per study was 38% (range 0-100; median 39%, IQR 29-50), whereas for male participants it was 62% (range 0-100; median 61%, IQR 50-71), and the overall mean age was 38·8 years (range 23·2-63·9; median 39·3, IQR 35·0-43·9). Of the 98 RCTs meta-analysed, 89·8% were done in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. The ethnic group White or so-called Caucasian was the most represented (mean 56% participants per study), although this information was relatively scarce. All continuation strategies were significantly more effective in preventing relapse than stopping antipsychotic treatment, with a large risk reduction for continuing at standard doses (RR 0·37, 95% CI 0·32-0·43; number-needed-to-treat [NNT] 3·17, 95% CI 2·94-3·51) and antipsychotic switching (RR 0·44, 0·37-0·53; NNT 3·57, 3·17-4·25), and moderate risk reduction for dose reduction (RR 0·68, 0·51-0·90; NNT 6·25, 4·08-20·00). Continuing and switching antipsychotics did not differ significantly (RR 0·84, 0·69-1·02; with lower values favouring continuing), whereas reducing antipsychotic dose was outperformed by both continuing (RR 0·55, 0·42-0·71; NNT 4·44, 3·45-6·90) and switching (RR 0·65, 0·47-0·89; NNT 5·17, 3·77-18·18). Results were supported by moderate confidence of evidence and confirmed by secondary analyses and by several sensitivity and subgroup analyses, including removing studies with abrupt antipsychotic discontinuation or fast tapering (≤4 weeks). No tolerability differences emerged between treatment strategies. According to the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool, version 2, 16·8% of included RCTs had an overall high risk of bias for the primary outcome. We found moderate heterogeneity (τ2=0·13; I2=61%) and no overall incoherence for the primary analysis. Results were supported by moderate confidence of evidence and confirmed by secondary analyses. INTERPRETATION Contrary to our original hypothesis, we found that continuing antipsychotic treatment at standard doses or switching to a different antipsychotic are similarly effective treatment strategies, whereas reducing antipsychotic doses below standard doses is associated with higher risk of relapse than the other two maintenance treatment strategies and should therefore be limited to selected cases. Despite limitations, including moderate heterogeneity and moderate certainty of evidence, these results are of pragmatic relevance for clinicians, and should support the update of evidence-based guidelines. FUNDING None.
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- Giovanni Ostuzzi
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Statistics and Methodology Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra and Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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