Abstract
To examine measures for managing mentally disordered patients in communities, this study aimed to examine the association between medication adherence (MA) and disease stability (DS), and their area variations in a sample of 145,860 patients with severe mental disorders in 19 municipalities during 2006–2013 in southwest China. The rates of stability and adherence varied from 27.7–64.4% to 28.8–63.6%, respectively, over the same period. MA was positively associated with DS (adjusted odds ratio = 1.39, 95% confidence interval 1.29–1.51). Large variations in the rate of DS and MA among municipalities could reflect management differences at this level.
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The publication is based on data collected by hundreds of mental health professionals in communities. We acknowledge and thank them for managing this information.
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This work was supported by China Medical Board (Grant No. CMB 12-106). The funders had no role in the design, execution, analyses or data interpretation for this study, or in the decision to submit the results for publication.
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Li, Y., Wen, H., Xu, J. et al. The Association Between Medication Adherence and Disease Stability in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders and Area Variation: Community-Based Prospective Study in Southwest China. Community Ment Health J 56, 322–327 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00460-2
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