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Predictors of noncompliance in males with first-episode schizophrenia, schizophreniform and schizoaffective disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Virginija Novak-Grubic  and
Rok Tavcar
Virginija Novak-Grubic*
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital, Studenec 48, SI-1260Ljubljana-Polje, Slovenia
Rok Tavcar
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital, Studenec 48, SI-1260Ljubljana-Polje, Slovenia
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +386-1-5872-149; fax: +386-1-5284-618. E-mail address: grubicvg@siol.net (V. Novak-Grubic).
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Summary

Purpose

Many factors influencing compliance in schizophrenia have been reported in the literature. Our aim was to assess predictors of noncompliance in male patients with first-episode schizophrenia, schizophreniform and schizoaffective disorder in a naturalistic setting.

Subjects and methods

Fifty-six male patients, discharged from hospital, were included in a 1-year follow-up study. Psychopathological symptoms were assessed with positive and negative syndrome scale at admission and discharge, while extrapyramidal side effects were recorded weekly during hospitalisation using the Simpson–Angus and Barnes akathisia scales. Socio-demographic and some other variables were also recorded.

Results

Thirty patients (53.6%) dropped out of treatment in the first year and 21 of them relapsed. With the Cox survival analysis three predictors of noncompliance were found: diagnosis of schizophrenia versus the other two diagnoses, positive symptoms at admission, and lack of insight at discharge.

Discussion

In spite of a specific methodology and selection of only first-episode male patients, the results are in accordance with the findings of other authors. This confirms the universality of noncompliance in psychotic patients.

Conclusions

First-episode patients have a high dropout rate. However, in compliant patients, the relapse rate was low, and therefore special attention and compliance-promoting interventions in first-episode patients are needed.

Keywords

First-episode schizophreniaNoncompliancePredictorsRelapse
Type
Original article
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , May 2002 , pp. 148 - 154
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. 2002

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