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. 2025 Jun 6;27:e70203. doi: 10.2196/70203

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the aggregated sample.


Baseline (n=34), n (%) Exit sample (n=43)a, n (%)
Age ≤50 years 8 (24) 9 (21)
Female 17 (50) 23 (53)
White British 22 (65) 29 (67)
Recently diagnosed 6 (18)b 9 (21)c
Time since diagnosis >10 years 11 (32) 5 (12)d
Use of a standard mobile phone 3 (9) 8 (19)
MARSe score <20 12 (35) 11 (26)
Living in an area with a deprivation score >30.5 8 (24) 10 (23)
Medication changes in the previous 3 months 5 (15) 3 (7)d

aIn total, 68% (23/34) of the participants of the initial sample completed the exit interview. An additional 20 participants completed an exit interview.

bDefined as a diagnosis of <1 year.

cDefined as a diagnosis in 2019 for the additional sample.

dCriteria were only reported for the paired sample (ie, the sample that had entry and exit interview data).

eMARS: Medication Adherence Report Scale.