The effect of family psychoeducation integrated with line application program on medication adherence behavior among persons with schizophrenia in community
Keywords:
Schizophrenia in community, Medication adherence behavior, Family psychoeducation, Line applicationAbstract
Purpose: to compare the medication adherence behaviors of persons with schizophrenia in the community before and after receiving a program, and to compare the medication adherence behaviors between the group that received the program and the group that received routine nursing care.
Design: This quasi-experimental research
Methods: The sample consisted of 40 persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers from the psychiatric and drug addiction clinic at Ongkharak Hospital, matched pairs by age and gender. The research instruments included: 1)Family Psychoeducation Program integrated with LINE application, 2)Medication Adherence Behavior Measurement tool, and 3)Knowledge and Understanding Questionnaire for persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers. All instruments were validated by five experts. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics.
Results: 1. who received the family psychoeducation program integrated with the LINE application were significantly higher than before receiving the program, with statistical significance at the .05 level.
- 2. The medication adherence behaviors of persons with schizophrenia who received the family psychoeducation program integrated with the LINE application were significantly higher than those in the routine nursing care group, with statistical significance at the .05 level.
Conclusion: The family psychoeducation program integrated with the LINE application were improve the medication adherence behaviors of persons with schizophrenia in the community
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