MODELING THERAPY ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS

Abstract

Non-adherence to medication is very prevalent in people with schizophrenia. This contributes to a high number of relapses, increasing the burden of care on the family. Many therapies have been applied to improve patient medication adherence. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of modeling therapy on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia. The study employed a pre-experimental design with one-group pre-test post-test approach.  A total of 30 schizophrenia patients who were not adherent in taking medication were given modeling therapy intervention in accordance with SOP. The data were collected using questionnaires and observation sheets. The results showed that before being given modeling therapy, almost all samples were at a low level of adherence of 25 patients. However, after being given modeling therapy there was an increase in patients’ adherence, in which 11 patients were at a moderate level of adherence, and 19 patients were at a high level of adherence. There is an effect of modeling therapy on medication adherence in schizophrenia patients in the Lamongan Health Center area.