Better adherence to guidelines among psychiatrists providing pharmacological therapy is associated with longer work hours in patients with schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that is associated with various social dysfunctions, including shorter work hours. To measure the degree to which psychiatrists adhere to guidelines for pharmacological therapy of schizophrenia, we recently developed the individual fitness score (IFS) for adherence among psychiatrists in each patient. However, it remains unclear whether better adherence among psychiatrists is associated with higher patients' social functional outcomes, such as work hours. In this study, we examined the relationship between adherence to guidelines among psychiatrists and work hours in patients with schizophrenia. To evaluate the association between adherence to guidelines for pharmacological therapy among psychiatrists for treating schizophrenia and work hours, we use

SUBMITTER: Ito S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10630392 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature