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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2020

Testing the hypothesis of subtypes of nonadherence in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A prospective study.

Dulcinea Vega, Francisco J Acosta, Pedro Saavedra

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Article in World journal of psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Dulcinea VegaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35016, Las Palmas, The Canary Islands, Spain.
Francisco J AcostaDepartment of Psychiatry, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35016, Las Palmas, The Canary Islands, Spain.
Pedro SaavedraDepartment of Mathematics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35016, Las Palmas, The Canary Islands, Spain.
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · ES

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Abstract

backgroundNonadherence is a major problem in the treatment of psychotic disorders. It has been hypothesized that nonadherent patients with schizophrenia are not a homogeneous population and subtypes of nonadherence might exist, but this hypothesis has not been specifically tested.

aimTo test the hypothesis of subtypes of nonadherence in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

methodsThis prospective study included 110 consecutively admitted patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Assessments were performed at baseline and at 6 mo follow-up after discharge. Sociodemographic, clinical, psychopathological and treatment-related variables were evaluated. Adherence was defined as the concurrence of adherence to antipsychotic treatment and outpatient follow-up during the six-month period. Adherence to antipsychotic treatment was defined as the concurrence of objective and subjective adherence. Sixty-four patients (58%) fulfilled nonadherence criteria at the end of the follow-up period and were categorized according to their subtype of nonadherence.

resultsIn nonadherent patients (

conclusionDifferentiated subtypes of nonadherence according to intentionality seem to exist in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Our findings suggest the need for differentiated approach, both in future research and in clinical practice.

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AdherenceHospitalizationHypothesisIntentional nonadherencePsychosisUnintentional nonadherence

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PMCPMC7672786
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