RT - Journal Article T1 - Survey schizophrenic patients’ satisfaction with antipsychotic medication in Shafa ‎psychiatric center JF - gums-hnmj YR - 2009 JO - gums-hnmj VO - 19 IS - 2 UR - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-290-en.html SP - 14 EP - 20 K1 - Antipsychotic K1 - Drags K1 - Satisfaction K1 - Nursing K1 - Schizophrenia AB - 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.‎ LA eng UL http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-290-en.html M3 ER -