Medication Self-Management in Hospitalised Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: The Perceptions of Patients and Healthcare Providers.

Aim(s): The aim of the study was to explore perspectives of hospitalised patients with schizophrenia or a bipolar disorder and their healthcare providers on medication self-management.

Methods: In a qualitative descriptive design, semi-structured interviews were used. Forty-nine interviews were completed (nurses = 18; psychiatrists = 3; hospital pharmacists = 2; patients = 26).