Table 3.

Comparisons of Early Responders and Early Nonresponders on Perceptions of Medication Benefits and Estimated Health Care Costs Following 8 Weeks of Treatment

Variable	Responders at 2 wk, N = 98, Mean (SD)	Nonresponders at 2 wk, N = 345, Mean (SD)	P Value
ROMI factor scores
Negative aspects of medication	1.51 (0.64)	1.50 (0.61)	.952
Denial of illness	1.25 (0.47)	1.33 (0.57)	.174
Positive external influence	2.05 (0.71)	1.95 (0.72)	.360
Perceived medication benefit score	2.52 (0.49)	2.32 (0.57)	.004
Stigma	1.21 (0.38)	1.27 (0.52)	.156
Estimated health care costs
Medication costs	$569 (435)	$623 (479)	.276
Nonmedication costs	$1533 (3846)	$3726 (7697)	.011
Total health care costs	$2102 (3866)	$4349 (7809)	.010

Note: ROMI, Rating of Medication Influences.