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LAI versus oral antipsychotic treatment of schizophrenia: A 12-month prospective study on patient's attitude towards treatment and quality of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

F. Pietrini ,
A. Ballerini ,
I. Burian ,
B. Campone ,
F. Chiarello ,
E. Ciampi ,
E. Corsi ,
N. Ferruccio ,
M. Moneglia  and
L. Poli
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A. Ballerini
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
I. Burian
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
B. Campone
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
F. Chiarello
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
E. Ciampi
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
E. Corsi
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
N. Ferruccio
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
M. Moneglia
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
L. Poli
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
A. Santangelo
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
S. Spitoni
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy
V. Ricca
Affiliation:
University of Florence, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, section of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

It is still a matter of debate whether LAI antipsychotics are able to significantly improve patient's attitude towards treatment.

Objective

The aim of this 12-month observational study was to investigate the impact of switching antipsychotic treatment from oral to LAI formulation on patient's attitude towards treatment and quality of life.

Methods

A total of 41 schizophrenic patients (25 males, mean age 42.10 ± 11.88 years) were recruited. Patients were expected not to need significant changes in concomitant treatments. All patients were under a stabilized therapy with a single oral antipsychotic (either olanzapine or paliperidone) and were switched to the equivalent maintenance regimen with the long-acting formulation of the same antipsychotic (olanzapine pamoate or paliperidone palmitate). Patients were assessed before the switch (T0), and after 6 (T1) and 12 months (T2) of LAI antipsychotic treatment by means of the YMRS, MADRS, PANSS, DAI-10 and SF-36.

Results

Our data evidenced an overall significant improvement of psychopathology, adherence and quality of life over the 12-month period (T0 vs. T2). In particular, while all of the measures significantly improved in the first semester (T0 vs. T1), only YMRS, positive PANSS and DAI-10 improved both in the first and in the second semester (T1 vs. T2), indicating an additional advantage of a prolonged LAI treatment on these clinical dimensions.

Conclusions

The switch from oral to long-acting antipsychotic treatment may provide considerable advantages in improving patient's attitude towards (and therefore adherence to) treatment. Part of this improvement could be related with a better efficacy on psychopathology and quality of life.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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EV1181
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European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. S583 - S584
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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