Journal article
Predictors of medication competence in schizophrenia patients
Abstract
Competence in self-administration of a drug regimen is related to both treatment adherence and functional outcome. Previous research with middle-aged and older schizophrenia patients suggests a central role for cognitive performance in predicting this competence. We examined the relative and joint contributions of demographic, clinical and cognitive predictors of medication management ability in an age-representative group of patients. The …
Authors
Heinrichs RW; Goldberg JO; Miles AA; Vaz SM
Journal
Psychiatry Research, Vol. 157, No. 1-3, pp. 47–52
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2007.02.015
ISSN
0165-1781