Factors associated with adherence to medication among depressed patients from Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Several studies have investigated the factors associated with adherence to antidepressants, with inconsistent conclusions. However, no similar study has investigated this issue among patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to explore patients' adherence to antidepressant medications, and the factors associated with adherence.

Adaptation and validation of a questionnaire assessing patient satisfaction with pharmacy services in general hospitals.

Objective: The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the Armando Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire into Arabic and validate its use in the general population.

Methods: The translation was conducted based on the principles of the most widely used model in questionnaire translation, namely Brisling's back-translation model. A written authorization allowing translation into Arabic was obtained from the original author.

Impact of pharmacist interventions on patients' adherence to antidepressants and patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

Background: Pharmacist intervention in improving patient adherence to antidepressants is coupled with better outcomes.

Aims: The aim of this investigation was to systematically examine the published literature to explore different types of pharmacist interventions used for enhancing patient adherence to antidepressant medications. Three specific questions guided the review: what is the impact of pharmacist interventions on adherence to antidepressant medication? What is the impact of pharmacist interventions on patient-reported outcomes and patient satisfactions? What are the types of interventions used by pharmacists to enhance patients' adherence to antidepressants?

Search Strategies: A systematic review of the literature was conducted during August-November 2010 using PubMed, BIOSIS Previews(®) Web of Science, ScienceDirect, the Cochrane Library, PsycINFO(®), IngentaConnect™, Cambridge Journals Online, and Medscape databases.

A survey of psychiatrists' expectations of clinical pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To measure psychiatrists' experience and their expectations of the role of clinical pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Subjects And Methods: The psychiatrists' experience and their expectations were collected using a 4-part self-completed questionnaire: (a) demographic information, (b) psychiatrists' current expectations of the roles of pharmacists, (c) psychiatrists' actual experience with pharmacists, and (d) psychiatrists' future expectations of pharmacists' roles. Each part included a set of statements for which respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement using a 5-point Likert scale.