Effects of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program on Medication Adherence of Schizophrenic Patients

Summary

This quasi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest study examined the effects of an interpersonal communication skills training program on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia, measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and one-month follow-up.

Research Hypotheses

1. The experimental group receiving the interpersonal communication skills training program will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up compared to baseline.
2. The experimental group will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up than the control group receiving routine nursing care.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia; Psychosis
• Remission
• Non-Adherence, Medication

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program

This program was developed based on DeVito's communication theory and integrated with the positive reinforcement-based interpersonal communication training developed by Thiengwiriyakul et al.(11) This program was evaluated by a panel of three experts-a psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse, and a psychiatric nursing academic-who assessed content relevance, appropriateness, and language clarity. After revisions based on their feedback, the program achieved a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 0.93, exceeding the acceptable threshold.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Received routine psychiatric nursing care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Suranaree University of Technology

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Arunee Roongrusamee, Dip.N.S. · Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand

• Palida Phalasak, M.N.S · Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand

• Aungkhana Chaiyarak, Dip.N.S. · Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand

• Sakda Khumkom, Ph.D. · Institute of Nursing, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

• Thanakamon Leesri, Ph.D. · Institute of Nursing, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

59 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-06-01

Primary Completion

2024-09-30

Completion

2024-09-30

Countries

• Thailand