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Abstract Background : The relatively high rate of medication noncompliance in patients with schizophrenia may be in part the result of cognitive impairments frequently associated with the disorder. Objective : The purpose of this study was to determine whether baseline performance on specific neurocognitive tests predicts a patient's level of medication compliance. The question of whether improvement on these same tests after 3 months of antipsychotic treatment would correlate with medication compliance was also examined in this study. Descriptive Correlational Design : Patients' medication compliance (on a percentage basis) was correlated with their baseline and 3-month posttreatment scores on four neurocognitive tests. Results : A statistically significant relationship exists between medication compliance and patients' performance on tests of attention and immediate visual recall. Conclusion : The results of this study support the implementation of interventions that ameliorate specific neurocognitive deficits that, in turn, may facilitate improved medication compliance.
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