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To synthesize research published over a 10-year period evaluating the role of support services in improving medication adherence among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

April 1, 2015Neuropsychiatric Disease and TreatmentOpen Access

Strategies to improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia: the role of support services

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PEPeggy El‐MallakhUniversity of Kentucky JFJan FindlayUniversity of Kentucky

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Literature review demonstrates diverse support services enhance medication adherence in schizophrenia, highlighting the need for tailored interventions.

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To synthesize research published over a 10-year period evaluating the role of support services in improving medication adherence among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Literature search conducted across Medline, PubMed, and CINAHL using terms related to medication adherence, schizophrenia, and support services, supplemented by bibliography screening.
Identified and synthesized 22 published intervention studies focused on support services.
Identified support strategies include adherence therapy, mobile phone or text message reminders, cognitive-behavioral and motivational techniques, and financial incentives.
Support-service interventions require customization to the unique, individual needs of consumers with schizophrenia to optimize effectiveness.
Evidence remains limited regarding sustained long-term adherence outcomes and adherence to co-prescribed therapies for non-psychiatric medical illnesses.

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El‐Mallakh et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ffad24413f0c047f2d68b6 https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s56107

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Literature review demonstrates diverse support services enhance medication adherence in schizophrenia, highlighting the need for tailored interventions.

Strategies to improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia: the role of support services

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Strategies to improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia: the role of support services

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