Effects of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program on Medication Adherence of Schizophrenic Patients

This program was developed based on DeVito's communication theory and integrated with the positive reinforcement-based interpersonal communication training developed by Thiengwiriyakul et al.(11) This program was evaluated by a panel of three experts-a psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse, and a psychiatric nursing academic-who assessed content relevance, appropriateness, and language clarity. After revisions based on their feedback, the program achieved a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 0.93, exceeding the acceptable threshold.

Received routine psychiatric nursing care