<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjcapp-2015-010_s_001"><h3>Background:</h3><p>Although adherence to somatic treatment has been studied extensively, adherence to mental health treatment has not. In this study, the term <italic toggle="yes">treatment adherence</italic> is used to refer to adherence to medication regimes and other non-pharmacological recommended treatments as part of mental health and psychiatric care. Knowledge of factors connected to adolescents’ adherence to such treatment is fairly fragmented. Although treatment staff members are broadly aware of the factors that influence adherence, it would be desirable to develop formalized treatment assessment and planning approaches that specifically take these factors into account.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2015-010_s_002"><h3>Objective:</h3><p>The purpose of this article is to review the available data related to factors that affect adolescents’ adherence to both medication and non-pharmacological treatments in mental health and psychiatric care.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2015-010_s_003"><h3>Methods:</h3><p>A systematic literature search that involved four databases was undertaken. A thematic analysis was conducted on 17 studies to extract relevant information.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2015-010_s_004"><h3>Results:</h3><p>It appears that an adolescent’s own positive beliefs toward his or her treatment are the main factor that improves his or her adherence to that treatment. Good cohesion with close supportive people appears to be positively related to adherence, whereas sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race, gender) were not related.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2015-010_s_005"><h3>Conclusions:</h3><p>By identifying the factors related to the treatment adherence of adolescents, this review article can provide guidance to help improve the quality of care and thus further increase adolescents’ satisfaction with their mental health and psychiatric treatment.</p></sec></abstract>

Background:Although adherence to somatic treatment has been studied extensively, adherence to mental health treatment has not. In this study, the term treatment adherence is used to refer to adherence to medication regimes and other non-pharmacological recommended treatments as part of mental health and psychiatric care. Knowledge of factors connected to adolescents’ adherence to such treatment is fairly fragmented. Although treatment staff members are broadly aware of the factors that influence adherence, it would be desirable to develop formalized treatment assessment and planning approaches that specifically take these factors into account.Objective:The purpose of this article is to review the available data related to factors that affect adolescents’ adherence to both medication and non-pharmacological treatments in mental health and psychiatric care.Methods:A systematic literature search that involved four databases was undertaken. A thematic analysis was conducted on 17 studies to extract relevant information.Results:It appears that an adolescent’s own positive beliefs toward his or her treatment are the main factor that improves his or her adherence to that treatment. Good cohesion with close supportive people appears to be positively related to adherence, whereas sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race, gender) were not related.Conclusions:By identifying the factors related to the treatment adherence of adolescents, this review article can provide guidance to help improve the quality of care and thus further increase adolescents’ satisfaction with their mental health and psychiatric treatment.

Factors that Affect Adolescent Adherence to Mental Health and Psychiatric Treatment: a Systematic Integrative Review of the Literature

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Background:Although adherence to somatic treatment has been studied extensively, adherence to mental health treatment has not. In this study, the term...

Factors that Affect Adolescent Adherence to Mental Health and Psychiatric Treatment: a Systematic Integrative Review of the Literature

Article Category: review

Published Online: Nov 30, 2014

Page range: 99 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2015-010

Keywords
adherence, adolescents, psychiatric nursing, mental health nursing, integrative review

© 2015 Ulla Timlin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Factors that Affect Adolescent Adherence to Mental Health and Psychiatric Treatment: a Systematic Integrative Review of the Literature

Article Category: review

Published Online: Nov 30, 2014

Page range: 99 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2015-010

Keywordsadherence, adolescents, psychiatric nursing, mental health nursing, integrative review

© 2015 Ulla Timlin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
adherence, adolescents, psychiatric nursing, mental health nursing, integrative review