The Relation between Psychotic Patients' Strength of Religious Faith and Adherence to Medication | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 52, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 826-843 PDF (408.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.215918 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Huda Gaber Hamza; Nadia Mohamed Wahba* | ||
| Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Medication non-adherence is often a predominant a complicated multifactorial issue among patients with psychotic disorders. Religion often affects positively or adversely on individuals' psychological well-being. Religious factors can play a significant influence in determining engagement and adherence to treatment recommendations. Aim: The current study wished-for exploring the relation between psychotic patients' strength of religious faith and adherence to medication. Subjects and Method: A descriptive correlational design was used, which was conducted in outpatient's clinic at Port Said Psychiatric Health and Addiction Treatment Hospital, Egypt. The studied subjects compromised a sample of 159 patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders. Tools: 1) Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, 2) Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire. In addition to Personal and Clinical Data Questionnaire were used. Results: The studied patients' strength of religious faith mean score was 30.91 ± 5.98. More than two thirds of them displayed a low adherence level to their prescribed medication. Conclusion: It was verified that, no statistically signifificant correlation was established between religious faith and medication adherence among the studied psychotic patients, by means of the strength of religious faith was not among aspects that influences the psychotic patients' adherence to medication. Recommendations: Planning and implementing psycho-therapeutic interventions for psychotic patients to increase the levels of adherence to their treatment regimen utilizing motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral approaches. Besides, further studies must be carried out to disclose the factors that contribute to non-adherence to treatment regimen among psychotic patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Psychotic patients; Religious faith; Medication adherence | ||
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