Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by abnormal behavior, impaired thinking, disorganized speech, and a reduced ability to perceive reality. One of the key factors influencing the success of schizophrenia therapy is patient adherence. Pharmacy plays a crucial role in the treatment of schizoph...

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Main Authors: Meki Pranata, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Elly Noerhidayati, Iskak Iskak, Endang Darmawan, Widi Angella
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Published: Universitas Ahmad Dahlan 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/PHARMACIANA/article/view/25912
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author Meki Pranata
Dyah Aryani Perwitasari
Elly Noerhidayati
Iskak Iskak
Endang Darmawan
Widi Angella
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description Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by abnormal behavior, impaired thinking, disorganized speech, and a reduced ability to perceive reality. One of the key factors influencing the success of schizophrenia therapy is patient adherence. Pharmacy plays a crucial role in the treatment of schizophrenia patients. This study aimed to determine the effect of pharmacist counseling on drug adherence of schizophrenia patients from the first month to the second month. The method used in this study was a one-group pre-test and post-test design that used quasi-experimental research. The subjects of this study were schizophrenia patients in the outpatient installation of Prof.Dr.Soerojo Mental Hospital, Magelang. This study used the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) questionnaire to measure the level of adherence and drug use monitoring sheet (pill count) to monitor the amount of patient medication. The population in this study was calculated using the Lameshow formula. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test and the Wilcoxon test. After analyzing data of 108 patients, it was found that there was a significant difference between before and after counseling conducted by pharmacists on medication adherence in schizophrenia patients, with a significance value of p <0.05. Counseling conducted by pharmacists has a good impact on patient medication adherence and monitoring the amount of medication taken. These results indicate the effect of counseling conducted by pharmacists on adherence to taking medication and the monitoring of the amount of medication taken by patients.
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spelling doaj-art-2f02953deb094a36ac3df1d9c2e532b72025-08-20T02:41:23ZengUniversitas Ahmad DahlanPharmaciana2088-45592477-02562025-03-01151Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients Meki Pranata0Dyah Aryani Perwitasari1Elly Noerhidayati2Iskak Iskak3Endang Darmawan4Widi Angella5Pharmacy Study Program, Sultan Agung Islamic University, SemarangSultan Agung Islamic UniversityMedical Study Program, Sultan Agung UniversityProf. Dr. Soerojo Mental Hospital Pharmacy Service, Magelang, Central JavaPharmacy Study Program, Pharmacy Faculty, Universitas Ahmad DahlanPharmacy Study Program, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by abnormal behavior, impaired thinking, disorganized speech, and a reduced ability to perceive reality. One of the key factors influencing the success of schizophrenia therapy is patient adherence. Pharmacy plays a crucial role in the treatment of schizophrenia patients. This study aimed to determine the effect of pharmacist counseling on drug adherence of schizophrenia patients from the first month to the second month. The method used in this study was a one-group pre-test and post-test design that used quasi-experimental research. The subjects of this study were schizophrenia patients in the outpatient installation of Prof.Dr.Soerojo Mental Hospital, Magelang. This study used the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) questionnaire to measure the level of adherence and drug use monitoring sheet (pill count) to monitor the amount of patient medication. The population in this study was calculated using the Lameshow formula. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test and the Wilcoxon test. After analyzing data of 108 patients, it was found that there was a significant difference between before and after counseling conducted by pharmacists on medication adherence in schizophrenia patients, with a significance value of p <0.05. Counseling conducted by pharmacists has a good impact on patient medication adherence and monitoring the amount of medication taken. These results indicate the effect of counseling conducted by pharmacists on adherence to taking medication and the monitoring of the amount of medication taken by patients. https://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/PHARMACIANA/article/view/25912CounselingPharmacistMARSSchizophrenicAdherence Medication
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Dyah Aryani Perwitasari
Elly Noerhidayati
Iskak Iskak
Endang Darmawan
Widi Angella
Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
Pharmaciana
Counseling
Pharmacist
MARS
Schizophrenic
Adherence Medication
title Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
title_full Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
title_fullStr Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
title_short Pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
title_sort pharmacist counseling improves medication compliance of schizophrenia patients
topic Counseling
Pharmacist
MARS
Schizophrenic
Adherence Medication
url https://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/PHARMACIANA/article/view/25912
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