Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication in first-episode psychosis patients

作者：Hickling Lauren M^*; Kouvaras Stefanie; Nterian Zaklin; Perez Iglesias Rocio

来源：Psychiatry Research, 2018, 264: 151-154.

DOI：10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.002

• Patient satisfaction
• Psychotic disorders
• Medication adherence

This study evaluated the influence of attitudes and beliefs towards antipsychoticson adherence, and aimed to understand how satisfaction with information impacts adherence in first-episode psychosis. Fifty randomly selected out-patients attending the COAST Early Intervention service completed a survey comprised of the Selwood Compliance Scale, Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, and the Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale. Thirty-four percent of patients reported non-adherence to antipsychotic medication, and they were significantly younger than adherent patients. Adherent patients were more satisfied with medication information than non-adherent patients (65.7% and 34.3% respectively), suggesting that providing better information about antipsychotics may improve adherence.

• 出版日期2018-6