evaluating the medication adherence from the viewpoints of patients with mental disorders and their families

Background medication non-adherence is common among patients with mental disorders. it can lead toworsening symptoms, recurrence, re-hospitalization, decreased performance, and increased risk of death.objective this study aimed to evaluate the medication adherence from the viewpoints of family andpatients with mental disorders.methods in this descriptive-analytical study, 102 patients with mental disorders admitted to psychiatricwards of 22 bahman hospital in qazvin province and 102 of their family members were selected usingby a convenience sampling method in 2017. in order to collect data, a demographic form and moriskymedication adherence scale (mmas) were completed by the patients and one of their family members.data were analyzed in spss v. 24 software.findings the mean mmas score of patients was 5.8±1.52 and for their families, it was 5.9±1.46 (in arange of 2-8). using the spearman correlation coefficient, results showed a significant and positive correlationbetween the mmas scores of patients and their families.conclusion demographic characteristics of patients affect their medication adherence regardless of thetype and severity of their disease. therefore, the role of the patient as an active decision-maker in treatmentshould be considered. training and useful advices from medical staff are essential to raise theawareness of the patients and their families about medications and their effectiveness as well as thecondition caused by the disease.