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Chinese Journal of Clinicians(Electronic Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (07): 497-503. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-0785.2025.07.003

• Clinical Research • Previous Articles    

Impact of follow-up management based on the transtheoretical model on medication adherence in patients with depression

Liangliang Tan(), Kunhua Wang, Li Yang, Lu Yu, Qiu Ding, Tianyu Wang, Wenxuan Zhang   

  1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing 210001, China
  • Received:2025-07-09 Online:2025-07-30 Published:2025-11-28
  • Contact: Liangliang Tan

Abstract:

Objective

To explore the impact of follow-up management based on the transtheoretical model (TTM) on health behaviors and medication adherence in patients with depression.

Methods

Using convenience sampling, 88 patients with depression hospitalized in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine of Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province from March 2022 to September 2023 were selected as participants. They were randomly divided into a control group and an intervention group using the random number table method. The control group received routine discharge follow-up management, while the intervention group underwent TTM-based follow-up management for medication adherence, starting one day before discharge and continuing for six months post-discharge. Medication adherence (assessed via the Medication Adherence Rating Scale, MARS), medication-related beliefs (evaluated using the Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire, BMQ), and insight and treatment attitudes (measured by the Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire, ITAQ) were compared between the two groups at baseline (pre-discharge), 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months post-discharge.

Results

Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant group-time interaction effects in medication adherence, medication beliefs, insight, and treatment attitudes (all P<0.05).

Conclusion

TTM-based follow-up management effectively enhances medication adherence, strengthens positive medication beliefs, improves insight and treatment attitudes, enhances disease awareness, promotes compliance with medical advice, and reduces the risk of relapse in patients with depression.

Key words: Transtheoretical Model, Follow-up management, Depression, Health behavior, Health beliefs

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