JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports
-
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep · Aug 2015
ReviewThe effectiveness of compliance therapy on drug attitude among schizophrenic patients: a systematic review.
Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental illnesses. Studies have found that 25% to 80% of all schizophrenic patients are non-compliant in medication-taking. Non-compliance of medication-taking is associated with higher readmission rates that result from relapses. Compliance therapy has been developed to modify negative beliefs toward medication and aims to improve drug attitude toward medication-taking. However, the effect of compliance therapy on drug attitude among schizophrenic patients is unclear. ⋯ The present review found that the majority of the included studies identified an effect of compliance therapy in improving drug attitude. However, the evidence is still weak as the outcome was from three small and heterogeneous studies. Standardization of the compliance therapy and well-designed study is needed to test the effect in the future. Only then, can the therapy be considered to improve attitude toward medication taking among schizophrenic patients.