TITLE:
The Effect of a Psycho-Educational Program on Psychiatric Symptoms, Drug Attitude and Treatment Satisfaction of Patients with Schizophrenia
AUTHORS:
Yueren Zhao, Yuko Yasuhara, Tetsuya Tanioka, Sakiko Sakamaki, Masahito Tomotake, Beth King, Rozzano C. Locsin, Nakao Iwata
KEYWORDS:
Schizophrenia, Long-Acting Injection, Psycho-Education, COMPASS (Comprehensive Psycho-Educational Approach and Scheme Set), Adherence, Satisfaction Level
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.5 No.3,
June
1,
2015
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study
was to determine the effect of a Comprehensive Psycho-Educational Approach and
Scheme Set (COMPASS) for patients with schizophrenia who were treated with
risperidone long-acting injectable (RLAI), on their psychiatric symptoms, drug
attitudes, and treatment satisfaction levels. Participants were sixty-five
patients at thirteen hospitals in Japan who met ICD-10 F2 criteria for
schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder and were treated with RLAI. A
correlational study design was used to measure the effect of the COMPASS on the
psychiatric symptoms, drug attitudes, and treatment satisfaction levels of
patients treated with RLAI. Using the following evaluation indicators: The
Subjective Satisfaction to Treatment Scale (SSTS), Brief Psychiatric Rating
Scale (BPRS), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Drug-Induced
Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS), and Drug Attitude Inventory-10
(DAI-10), measurements were taken at the beginning of the program (baseline),
at the end of the program, and six months after (endpoint). Data analysis
included descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test or Wilcoxon signed-rank
test, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Significant differences were
observed in BPRS total (p