Table 3.

 Patient perceptions of heart failure treatment

	Total cohort (n = 103)	Indo-Asian (n = 34)	Afro-Caribbean (n = 22)	White (n = 42)
Reason for taking drugs
Relieves symptoms	53 (51.5%)	11 (32.4%)	11 (50.0%)	27 (64.3%)
Relieves pain	12 (11.6%)	6 (17.6%)	2 (9.1%)	4 (9.5%)
Doctor told me to	38 (36.9%)	17 (50.0%)	9 (40.9%)	11 (26.2%)
Perception of level of risk associated with drugs
High risk	6 (5.8%)	3 (8.8%)	1 (4.6%)	2 (4.8%)
Moderate risk	31 (30.1%)	9 (26.5%)	8 (36.4%)	13 (31.0%)
Low risk	66 (64.1%)	22 (64.7%)	13 (59.1%)	27 (64.3%)
General feelings about heart failure and its treatment
“I have enough information about my heart condition”
Yes	71 (68.9%)	23 (67.6%)	13 (59.1%)	33 (78.6%
No	22 (21.4%)	8 (23.5%)	4 (18.2%)	9 (21.4%)
Don’t know	9 (8.7%)	3 (8.8%)	5 (22.7%)	0
“I have enough information about my treatment”
Yes	56 (54.4%)	12 (35.3%)	8 (36.4%)	33 (78.6%)
No	18 (17.5%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (13.6%)	6 (14.3%)
Don’t know	29 (28.2%)	15 (44.1%)	11 (50.0%)	3 (7.1%)
“I take my treatment regularly as prescribed”
Yes	90 (87.4%)	31 (91.2%)	15 (68.2%)	39 (92.9%)
No	13 (12.6%)	3 (8.8%)	7 (31.8%)	3 (7.1%)