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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Serv Res Policy. 2009 Oct;14(4):226–233. doi: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.008186

Table 1.

Findings from 11 qualitative reports on the relationship between a more complex medication regimen and lesser adherence and a less complex regimen and greater adherence

Report Total
study
(n)		 Calculated range
of findings in more
complex regimen/
lesser adherence* 		Calculated range
of findings in less
complex regimen/
greater
adherence*
Abel & Painter, 200323 6 2–6 1–6
Gant and Welch, 200424 30 3–15 2–12
Misener and Sowell, 199815 22 6–22 3–11
Powell-Cope et al., 200325 24 13–24 1–24
Remien et al., 200316 110 56–110 5–103
Richter et al., 200217 33 2–33 2–13
Roberts and Mann, 200026 20 15–20 NF
Schrimshaw et al., 200527 158 100–142 16–79
Siegel and Gorey, 199718 71 15–71 NF
Siegel et al., 200119 51 11–51 NF
Wood et al., 200420 36 2–36 NF
*

Calculated ranges

NF, no findings