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Table 8 Medication adherence at 6-month follow-up

From: Medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia: a qualitative study of the patient process in motivational interviewing

Baseline

Patient process

Observed cases (n = 13)

LCS-score patienta

LCS-score physiciana

LCS-score carera

Not-ambivalent

Remained not-ambivalent

Motivation for medication adherence

case 9

4

case 10

case 11

5

5

5

case 12

4

5

5

No motivation for medication adherence

case 3

case 7

Ambivalent

Ambivalence, solved

Motivation for medication adherence

case 5

5

5

case 13

case 14

Ambivalence, not solved

Ambivalent on medication adherence

case 1

4

4

case 4

case 6

3

2

2

case 8

  1. aLCS = Life Chart Score-adherence item [20]. Judged by patient, caregiver and/or physician. Score 1 = prescribed medication never taken; score 2 = took less than 50%; score 3 = took more than 50%; score 4 = nearly always took the prescribed medication; score 5 = always took the prescribed medication