In this study , acceptance of medication was examined using two
measurements: the MPS and DAI- 10 . During pre- /post- intervention
comparisons, it was found that the group × time interaction had significant effects on the total MPS score, the ‘efficacy of medication’ subscale
score, and the DAI-10 score. Thus, the NPE might change how patients
with schizophrenia think about antipsychotic medications. However,
the score for the MPS subscale of ‘ fear of discontinuing medication ’
was influenced by time, but not the group × time interaction, in both
groups. It is considered that patients' resistance to antipsychotic medications is reduced as they become more aware of the improvements
in their psychotic symptoms and become used to taking prescribed
medication on a daily basis. The exact reasons for our results are unclear,
but they might be explained by the effects of antipsychotic medications
and the fact that the patients would have got into the habit of taking
antipsychotic medicines on time in hospital. In particular, to improve
acceptance of medication it is necessary to make patients aware of the
improvements in their psychotic symptoms brought about by antipsychotic medications.