ArticlePsychiatry journal2018
Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
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- Non-adherence with the treatment regimen and its associated factors among patients with schizophrenia in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of routine health monitoring for metabolic disorders in patients with serious mental illness on psychotropic medications: a study from Ethiopia.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Antipsychotic medication non-adherence and factors associated among patients with schizophrenia in eastern Ethiopia.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Five-year trend of antipsychotic prescription practices in a district Hospital in Ghana: A retrospective study.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2023Article
- Co-prescription of aripiprazole on prolactin levels in long-term hospitalized chronic schizophrenic patients with co-morbid type 2 diabetes: A retrospective clinical study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Psychotropic medicine beliefs, side effects and adherence in schizophrenia: a patient-caregiver dyad perspective.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with schizophrenia are managed with antipsychotics and other psychotropic medications.
objectivesThis study aimed to assess the commonly prescribed psychotropic medications for patients with schizophrenia, explore the types of therapeutic monitoring that were performed, and find out whether the side effects experienced by the patients played any role in their adherence behaviour.
methodsThis hospital-based cross-sectional study enrolled 259 patients with schizophrenia from Accra Psychiatric Hospital and Pantang Psychiatric Hospital. Data were collected on mental status, side effects, types of therapeutic monitoring performed, and adherence behaviour.
resultsOlanzapine was the commonly prescribed psychotropic medication. Most of respondents (73.4%) experienced mild levels of side effects. The negative effects were predominantly genitourinary (26%) and gastrointestinal (17.2%). Blood pressure and heart rate measures were the main types of monitoring performed but no measurement of drug levels was reported. About 98.1% of the participants poorly adhered to their medications and the major reasons for poor adherence were economic challenges, forgetfulness, and the feeling of wellness.
conclusionAdherence to medication is a major health problem among patients with schizophrenia and there is a need to improve adherence and treatment outcomes.
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