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Factors Associated With Non-Adherence Among Psychiatric Patients At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study, Fawad Taj, Mansoor Tanwir, Zarmeneh Aly, Ameer Ali Khowajah, Asma Tariq, Fahd Khalid Syed, Fahd Waqar, Khezar Shahzada
Factors Associated With Non-Adherence Among Psychiatric Patients At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study, Fawad Taj, Mansoor Tanwir, Zarmeneh Aly, Ameer Ali Khowajah, Asma Tariq, Fahd Khalid Syed, Fahd Waqar, Khezar Shahzada
Department of Psychiatry
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate predictors of non-adherence among psychiatric patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, for follow-up with consultant psychiatrist.
METHODS: A convenient sampleof psychiatric patients from Aga Khan University Hospital was enrolled between April and May, 2005. An interviewer assisted, standardized questionnaire was used for data collection. Patients with cognitive deficit or psychosis and those presenting for the first time were not included in the study.
RESULTS: Out of 128 patients, those with co-morbidity (32.81%) were less adherent than those without comorbidity (p-value:0.002). Adherence among depressed was 61.53%; psychotic was 58.82%; bipolar disorder was 73.91%. Reasons for …