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Medication non-adherence and its influencing factors in persons with schizophrenia in rural China.
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health; Feb2024, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p40-47, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Few studies have been conducted to explore medication non-adherence in persons with schizophrenia (PWS) and its influencing factors in rural China. This study aimed to investigate the medication non-adherence and its influencing factors among PWS in rural China. A total of 269 PWS and their family caregivers in Xinjin district, Chengdu, China were investigated on medication adherence and related factors. Logistic regression was employed to identify the influencing factors. The results showed that 37.6% of PWS had medication non-adherence. PWS living with family caregivers had significantly lower rate of medication non-adherence (34.7%) than those not living with family caregivers (60.0%) (p < 0.01). Family caregivers' affiliate stigma of mental illness, knowledge of mental illness and self-esteem were significantly related to patients' medication non-adherence (p < 0.05). PWS' employment status, living with family caregiver, present mental status and social support were significantly related to medication adherence. This study shows medication non-adherence is severe among PWS in rural China. Both patient- and family-related factors affect patients' medication adherence seriously. Except improving patients' treatment and mental status, development of family caregiving, social support network and intervention on reducing stigma of mental illness should be crucial for enhancing PWS' medication adherence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLINICAL drug trials
CAREGIVERS
SOCIAL support
SCHIZOPHRENIA
RURAL conditions
SELF-perception
CROSS-sectional method
SOCIAL stigma
BURDEN of care
HEALTH literacy
EMPLOYMENT
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
PATIENT compliance
LOGISTIC regression analysis
MENTAL illness
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09638237
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175444206
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2022.2140789