Attitude and preferences towards oral and long-acting injectable antipsychotics in patients with psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Krishanand R RoopunMitsuaki TomitaSaeeda ParukPublished in: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (2020)
The majority of participants preferred their current oral and LAI formulation. Drug attitude was influenced by several factors, including matched medication use. Focused psychoeducation should be considered for newly diagnosed, lower socio-economic groups and patients with non-affective psychosis to improve drug attitude.