Table 2.
Adherence facilitators described by each patient.
Facilitators | Patients | ||||||||||||
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Nonadherent | Adherent | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
Capability: External facilitators of medication access | Medication access | ||||||||||||
Payment assistance programs | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Ability to pay for medication | x | ||||||||||||
Prioritizing paying for most important medications | x | ||||||||||||
Using pharmacies with sufficient quantities of pills | x | x | |||||||||||
Lupus clinic resources | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Opportunity: External factors that enable adherence on a regular basis | Medication reminders | ||||||||||||
Automatic refills | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Pillbox | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Visual reminders | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Setting an alarm | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Establishing a routine | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Using a mobile app | x | x | |||||||||||
Always keeping a supply of meds on hand | x | x | |||||||||||
Social support | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Medication properties | |||||||||||||
Small pill size | x | x | |||||||||||
Once-a-week medication schedule | x | ||||||||||||
Motivation: Conscious and unconscious beliefs and attitudes | Physical and mental health | ||||||||||||
Maintaining physical wellbeing | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Avoiding consequences of not taking medication | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Maintaining caregiver role | x | ||||||||||||
Medication monitoring and accountability | x | x | |||||||||||
Patient-provider relationship | x | x |