NCT07165821

Effects of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program on Medication Adherence of Schizophrenic Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Suranaree University of Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This quasi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest study examined the effects of an interpersonal communication skills training program on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia, measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and one-month follow-up. Research Hypotheses 1. The experimental group receiving the interpersonal communication skills training program will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up compared to baseline. 2. The experimental group will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up than the control group receiving routine nursing care.

Detailed description

Intervention : Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program This program was developed based on DeVito's communication theory and integrated with the positive reinforcement-based interpersonal communication training developed by Thiengwiriyakul et al.(11) The program comprises six sessions: 1) Positive Communication 2) Equal Communication 3) Empathic Communication 4) Supportive Communication 5) Open Communication and 6) Relationship-Building Communication. The intervention was conducted three times per week, 60 minutes per session, over a two-week period. Usual Care : Usual care is defined as the provision of standard psychiatric nursing interventions consistent with usual clinical practice.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia; Psychosis
• Remission
• Non-Adherence, Medication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program	This program was developed based on DeVito's communication theory and integrated with the positive reinforcement-based interpersonal communication training developed by Thiengwiriyakul et al.(11) This program was evaluated by a panel of three experts-a psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse, and a psychiatric nursing academic-who assessed content relevance, appropriateness, and language clarity. After revisions based on their feedback, the program achieved a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 0.93, exceeding the acceptable threshold.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual care	Received routine psychiatric nursing care

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-30
• Completion: 2024-09-30
• First posted: 2025-09-10
• Last updated: 2025-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand