@ARTICLE{Khodadady, author = {khodadady, naeima and nadem, mahin and eskandari, aemeh and golipuor, sedigheh and muosavi, moohamadjavad and }, title = {Survey schizophrenic patients’ satisfaction with antipsychotic medication in Shafa ‎psychiatric center}, volume = {19}, number = {2}, abstract ={Introduction: Satisfaction with treatment is a criterion for quality of care and it’s a referral point ‎for personnel’s evaluation. There is limited literature and patient satisfaction is unknown. ‎ Objective: The goal of this study was to survey schizophrenic patients’ satisfaction with ‎antipsychotic medication in Shafa psychiatric center in ‎‏2007‏‎. ‎ Methods: In this study ‎‏100‏‎ schizophrenic patients hospitalized in different wards of Shafa hospital ‎were chosen. Data collection instrument included a two part questionnaire. The first part with four ‎questions covered personal characteristics and the second part included satisfaction scale with ‎‏32‏‎ ‎questions. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for data analysis.‎ Results: The findings indicated that there was a significant relationship between satisfaction with ‎treatment and gender (p< ‎‏0.0003‏‎), occupation (p< ‎‏0.0001‏‎), and living condition (p<‎‏0.0001‏‎). ‎Also ‎‏60‏‎% of patients said that they were satisfied with treatment. ‎ Conclusion: Interpersonal relationship between patient and health team and also increased patient ‎participation in treatment program can effect patient satisfaction.‎ }, URL = {http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-290-en.html}, eprint = {http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-290-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Holistic Nursing And Midwifery}, doi = {}, year = {2009} }