FACTORS THAT HAVE EFFECT ON CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENE'S BEHAVIOR OF TAKING MEDICINE AND RELEVANCY AMONG EACH FACTOR

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify patient's behavior of taking medicines from three aspects : How did they recognize about disease, How did they feel about the effects/side effects of medicines, what did they have a hoping lifestyle after discharged. This study was qualitative and induction research. Subjects were eight male patients who have taken medicines over a year and have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The research method was qualitative and inductive. The researcher interviewed each subject for 30 minutes using a semistructured questionnaire. The data showed the following results : 1) Patient's behavior of taking medicines were affected by the degree of their recognition for mental disease, the length of mental disease, the effects/side effects of medicines and the hoping lifestyle after discharged. 2) As patient's behavior of taking medicines after discharged, there were three patterns : rejecting-pattern/approaching-pattern/willing-pattern. 3) According to the process of their recovery, patient's behaviors changed from rejecting-pattern, to approaching-pattern, to willing-pattern. 4) Patient's family supports and educational background influenced to their behaviors of taking medicines. Above results I added to my opinion from relevancy between attitude of taking medicines and the factors. Finally, nursing plans based on the results were discussed from the point of view of Orem's self-care theorv and the limitations of this studv were suggested.