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. 2023 Jul 1;36(4):465–476. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02107

Table 2.

The Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale (ARMS) and Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q) results in the study group of 329 patients diagnosed with ischemic heart disease who attended follow-up consultations at the cardiological clinic of a university hospital in February–July 2021, Poland

Questionnaire variable M SD Average per question Me Min. Max Q1 Q3
ARMS
 overall score (scale 12–48) 21.83 5.81 1.82 22 12 36 17 26
 medication intake (scale 8–32) 13.83 4.22 1.73 14 8 29 10 17
 medication and prescription refill (scale 4–16) 8 1,98 2 8 4 12 7 9
SATMED-Q
 overall score (scale 0–100) 68.80 14.07 2.75 69.12 17.65 100 60.29 79.41
 lack of adverse effects 45.16 39.70 1.81 50.00 0.00 100 0.00 75.00
 treatment effectiveness 74.09 17.58 2.96 75.00 0.00 100 66.67 83.33
 convenience of use 77.89 17.60 3.12 75.00 0.00 100 75.00 91.67
 impact on daily activities 68.84 21.33 2.75 75.00 0.00 100 50.00 75.00
 medical care 69.49 26.15 2.78 75.00 0.00 100 50.00 100.00
 overall satisfaction 77.58 17.33 3.10 75.00 0.00 100 75.00 91.67