Medication adherence and its correlates among patients affected by schizophrenia with an episodic course: A large-scale multi-center cross-sectional study in China
Wang D, Ross B, Xi C, Pan Y, Zhou L, Yang X, Wu G, Ouyang X, Si T, Liu Z, Hu X. Medication adherence and its correlates among patients affected by schizophrenia with an episodic course: A large-scale multi-center cross-sectional study in China. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 53: 102198. PMID: 32570097, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication Adherence Rating ScaleSeverity of illnessCross-sectional studyMedication adherenceEpisodic courseMulti-center cross-sectional studyClinical Global Impressions-SeverityRating ScaleCohort of patientsManagement of patientsCurrent cross-sectional studyAcute periodAntipsychotic medicationRisk factorsGood internal consistencyPatientsDifferent hospitalsOlder ageMedicationsSchizophreniaGood adherenceIllnessAdherenceChinese versionCronbach's alpha