Conclusion
This study provides insight into the perspectives of psychiatric patients in rural areas with regards to their illnesses and their medications, adherence, barriers to adherence, and the role of the pharmacist. Less than half of the patients reported complete control over their illness and most of them reported adherence to treatment. Positive religious and cultural viewpoints correlated with better adherence, while the main barriers decreasing adherence included suffering from medication adverse effects and being unconvinced of the need for medication. Most patients did not know about psychotherapy and most of them declared that they would have chosen it before medication. Choosing the pharmacist as a source of medication information was minimal. Relevant strategies should be developed to improve pharmacist participation in identifying patients in need for help and in dealing with barriers to evidence-based therapy.
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Table 1. Patients’ demographic characteristics (n=120).