Are attitudes towards medication adherence associated with medication adherence behaviours among patients with psychosis? A systematic review and meta analysis

Abstract

Background

Studies have shown patient attitudes to be an important predictor for health related behaviours including medication adherence.
It is less clear whether patient attitudes are also associated with medication adherence among patients with psychoses.

Method

We conducted a systematic review and meta analysis of the data of studies that tested the association of attitude measures
with medication adherence among patients with psychoses. 14 studies conducted between 1980 and 2010 were included.

Results

Results show a small to moderate mean weighted effect size (r
⁺ = 0.25 and 0.26 for Pearson and Spearman correlations, respectively).

Conclusions

Theory based interventions that target potentially modifiable attitude components are needed to assess the relationship between
positive patient attitudes and adherence behaviours among patients with psychoses.

Content Type Journal Article
Category Original Paper
Pages 1-9
DOI 10.1007/s00127-012-0570-1
Authors
- Michelle Richardson, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Rose McCabe, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Stefan Priebe, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Online ISSN 1433-9285
Print ISSN 0933-7954