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Tülay Yıldırım Üşenmez1, Abdurrezzak Gültekin2, Fatma Melike Erkan2
1Department of Nursing, Atatürk Health Sciences Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of mindfulness on medication adherence in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Materials And Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted with 147 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.
Results:
A strong positive correlation was determined between the mindfulness level and medication adherence of the individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Furthermore, mindfulness of the individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia was statistically significant in explaining medication adherence (p < 0.05) and mindfulness predicted medication adherence by 64%.
Conclusion:
It was observed that the individuals' mindfulness level was low and half of the participants had low medication adherence. Moreover, as their mindfulness level increased, so did their medication adherence.
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