Medication nonadherence and its associated factors in psychiatric patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Medication nonadherence (MNA) poses a significant challenge in the management of major psychiatric disorders. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MNA among patients with psychiatric disorders in India and to identify the factors associated with MNA. The following databases were searched systematically: PubMed, Directory of Open Access Journals, and Google scholar. Articles originating from India published in peer reviewed English language journals before May 15, 2021 reporting the prevalence of MNA and associated factors among patients with psychiatric disorders were retrieved and the relevant data were abstracted. The pooled prevalence of MNA was calculated using the inverse variance method. Factors associated with MNA were synthesized and described. A total of

SUBMITTER: Ramamurthy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10309262 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature