title: Compliance to antipsychotic medication: a challenge for client, family and health care providers.
abstract: Compliance with anti-psychotic medications plays a significant role in managing clients with schizophrenia. It not only helps in controlling the symptoms, but also decreases the risk of relapses and ultimately improves quality of life (QoL) for the clients. However, compliance with anti-psychotic medication remains a challenge for the client, family and healthcare providers. Identification of these associated factors is vital to make appropriate plan to enhance medication compliance. In this paper, various factors are highlighted that are associated with medication compliance in clients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. ambreen.tharani@aku.edu
authors.forename: Ambreen Jawed
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tharani
authors.forename: Salima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.forename: Faiza
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Anila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naveed
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents