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University of Missouri, St. Louis

2022

Schizophrenia

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Education To Improve Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Use, Travis Donald Wolfangel Jul 2022

Education To Improve Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Use, Travis Donald Wolfangel

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Purpose: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics are underutilized as an evidence-based treatment for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if a web-based LAI education module changed advance practice prescribers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors regarding LAI antipsychotics one month after receiving LAI education at a community-based mental health organization.

Methods: This QI project was an observational pre- post-educational design. The 20-item Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) questionnaire was used to assess advanced practice providers’ knowledge retention, attitude changes, and practice modifications regarding LAI antipsychotics and prospective patient chart reviews were performed. …