*3.1. Establishing a Conversational Relationship*

Establishing a conversational relationship means that nurses create afeeling of safety and trust for patients and establish a basis for dialog with patients about taking medication. Subthemes of this topic include concerning daily life, expressing care nonverbally, lenience and being-with, and handling patients' characters.


**Table 1.** Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.


**Table 2.** Summary strategies of MHNs to promote medication adherence in schizophrenia.
