Table 6.
Multiple logistic regression analysis for factors associated with medication adherence.
| Item | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–25 | Ref | ||
| 26–35 | 3.69 | 0.91–14.9 | 0.067 |
| 36–45 | 7.65 | 1.19–49.19 | 0.032 |
| 46–55 | 2.91 | 0.44–19.4 | 0.269 |
| 56–65 | 11.01 | 1.02–119.46 | 0.049 |
| > 65 | 29.83 | 1.75–508.3 | 0.019 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | Ref | ||
| Women | 0.64 | 0.23–1.76 | 0.384 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | Ref | ||
| Married | 0.8 | 0.19–3.38 | 0.765 |
| Divorced/Separated | 1.22 | 0.2–7.32 | 0.832 |
| Widow | 0.24 | 0.03–2.05 | 0.191 |
| Living condition | |||
| Alone | Ref | ||
| Living with someone | 1.1 | 0.16–7.55 | 0.919 |
| Education level | |||
| Uneducated | Ref | ||
| High school or below | 0.49 | 0.1–2.42 | 0.38 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1.74 | 0.28–10.75 | 0.553 |
| Master’s or PhD | 2.48 | 0.24–26.02 | 0.448 |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | Ref | ||
| Employed | 1.46 | 0.48–4.51 | 0.506 |
| Retired | 0.76 | 0.16–3.56 | 0.727 |
| Mood disorder | |||
| Depressive | Ref | ||
| Bipolar | 1.25 | 0.46–3.42 | 0.661 |
| Duration of illness (years) | |||
| < 1 | Ref | ||
| 1–5 | 0.14 | 0.02–0.86 | 0.034 |
| 6–10 | 0.13 | 0.02–0.86 | 0.034 |
| > 10 | 0.22 | 0.03–1.38 | 0.106 |
| Number of psychiatric ward admissions | 0.9 | 0.55–1.47 | 0.672 |
| Positive history of using illegal substances/drugs | 0.18 | 0.04–0.8 | 0.024 |
| Number of regular medications taken for your mental health | 0.66 | 0.44–0.99 | 0.044 |
| Positive history of buying your own psychiatric medication | |||
| Always | Ref | ||
| Sometimes | 0.38 | 0.08–1.77 | 0.217 |
| Never | 0.42 | 0.08–2.12 | 0.296 |
| Feeling shame about taking psychiatric medication | 0.21 | 0.09–0.52 | 0.001 |
| Support from family and friends regarding mental illness | |||
| I feel very supported. | Ref | ||
| I feel supported to some extent. | 0.69 | 0.28–1.7 | 0.416 |
| I don’t feel supported. | 0.96 | 0.28–3.26 | 0.95 |
| Positive history of chronic diseases | 0.72 | 0.31–1.67 | 0.45 |
| Positive history of using alternative methods to treat your mental illness | 0.59 | 0.25–1.37 | 0.217 |
| TSQM global satisfaction score | 1.04 | 1.02–1.06 | < 0.001 |
| PDRQ score | 0.98 | 0.93–1.04 | 0.5 |
Statistical significance was set at p-value < 0.05. Wide CIs in some categories reflect small sample sizes. Nagelkerke R square = 0.406.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.