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Souza,Thaís Teles; Silva,Wellington Barros; Onofre,Alexandre Sherlley Casimiro; Quintans,Jullyana de Souza Siqueira; Onofre,Fabiana Botelho de Miranda; Quintans-Júnior,Lucindo José. |
In the treatment of mental disorders, nonadherence to medication, the main cause of psychiatric morbidity, is observed in about 50% of the cases and is responsible for numerous losses. This study evaluated adherence to drug treatment by patients seen in a Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) in northeastern Brazil. Adherence to treatment was evaluated using the Haynes-Sackett and Morisky-Green-Levine tests. All patients registered in the CAPS were included in the study (n= 101). Only 11.88% of the patients adhered to drug treatment. The main reasons not to use medication were: oblivion (68.83%), feeling unwell after taking the medication (54.22%), not having money to buy the medication (43.83%), not finding the medication in the public health service (39.94%)... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Treatment adherence; Drug therapy/adherence to treatment; Mental health; Psychosocial Care Center. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000400016 |
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