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SynthesisCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2021

Achieving better outcomes for schizophrenia patients in Hong Kong: Strategies for improving treatment adherence.

William Ak-Lam Lo, Daniel Ki-Yan Mak, Michael Ming-Cheuk Wong, Oi-Wah Chan, Eileena Mo-Ching Chui, Dicky Wai-Sau Chung, Glendy Suk-Han Ip, Ka-Shing Lau, Che-Kin Lee, Jolene Mui and 4 more

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Synthesis in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

William Ak-Lam LoKwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Daniel Ki-Yan MakPrivate Practice, Hong Kong, China.
Michael Ming-Cheuk WongDepartment of Psychiatry, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Oi-Wah ChanNew Territories East Cluster (NTEC), Hong Kong, China.
Eileena Mo-Ching ChuiDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Dicky Wai-Sau ChungPrivate Practice, Hong Kong, China.
Glendy Suk-Han IpKwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Ka-Shing LauHong Kong Society of Professional Training, Hong Kong, China.
Che-Kin LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jolene MuiDepartment of Psychiatry, Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Ka-Lok TamPrivate Practice, Hong Kong, China.
Samson TseDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Kwong-Lui WongSocial Worker, Hong Kong, China.
Hong Kong Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (HKAPR)

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research on second-generation long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI SGAs) has proven its effectiveness in minimizing medication nonadherence problem and reducing relapses. Administered by medical professionals, making quick detection of nonadherence possible, long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) facilitate immediate intervention and recovery process, and thus are favored by psychiatrists. Despite a higher initial cost with LAIs, the subsequent schizophrenia-related health costs for hospitalizations and outpatients are greatly reduced. With reference to guidelines published by psychiatric associations around the globe, this article looks at scenarios in Hong Kong on the management of severe mentally ill patients with regard to the use of a host of psychosocial interventions as well as LAI SGAs as a preferable treatment. In particular, it examines the benefits of using LAI SGAs for Hong Kong patients who demonstrated high nonadherence treatment rates due to their social environment. It assesses the rationale behind the early usages of LAI SGAs, which help to provide better recovery outcomes for patients.

Indexed as

Schizophrenic PsychologyAntipsychotic AgentsExpert TestimonyHong KongHumansSchizophreniaTreatment Adherence and ComplianceTreatment OutcomeAntipsychotic Agentsantipsychotic agentsHong Kongpaliperidone palmitatepatient complianceschizophrenia

Identifiers

PMID33555616
PMCPMC7869929

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