Health beliefs and compliance with antipsychotic medication.
The utility of the Health Belief Model to explain compliance with depot neuroleptic medication is examined. Perceived severity, susceptibility and benefits were found to be related to compliance, although costs were not. In addition, insight, knowledge about schizophrenia and health locus of control were not found to be related to compliance.
South Glamorgan Clinical Psychology Service, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
R J
RJ
Budd
I C
IC
Hughes
J A
JA
Smith
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000191:economics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012646:Self Administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012647:Self-Assessment
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents