Table 4.
Distribution of adherence outcome in relation to possible explanatory variables (n = 83)
| Poor adherence | Good adherence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sociodemographic characteristic | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 10 | 19.6 | 41 | 80.4 |
| Male | 6 | 18.8 | 26 | 81.2 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 40–49 | 3 | 18.8 | 13 | 81.2 |
| 50–59 | 9 | 26.5 | 25 | 73.5 |
| 60–69 | 3 | 12.0 | 22 | 88.0 |
| 70–79 | 1 | 12.5 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Educational level | ||||
| None | 2 | 11.8 | 15 | 88.2 |
| Primary or secondary (≤12 years) | 12 | 22.6 | 41 | 77.4 |
| Tertiary (> 12 years) | 2 | 15.4 | 11 | 84.6 |
| Length of residence in Norway (years) | ||||
| <10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| 10–19 | 1 | 12.5 | 7 | 87.5 |
| 20–29 | 4 | 16.7 | 20 | 83.3 |
| ≥30 | 11 | 22.0 | 39 | 78.0 |
| Fluent Norwegian speaker | ||||
| Yes | 7 | 13.0 | 47 | 87.0 |
| No | 9 | 31.0 | 20 | 69.0 |
| Medical characteristics | ||||
| Number of prescription drugs | ||||
| ≤ 7 (average value or less) | 11 | 18.6 | 48 | 81.4 |
| > 7 (more than average value) | 5 | 20.8 | 19 | 79.2 |
| Knowledge of the aim of the drug therapy | ||||
| Yes | 7 | 16.7 | 35 | 83.3 |
| No | 9 | 22.0 | 32 | 78.0 |
| General concerns about medicine use | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 28.2 | 28 | 71.8 |
| No | 5 | 11.4 | 39 | 88.6 |
| Concerns about side-effects | ||||
| Yes | 12 | 29.3 | 29 | 70.7 |
| No | 4 | 9.5 | 38 | 90.5 |
| Received sufficient information about generic substitutiona | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 32.4 | 23 | 67.6 |
| No | 5 | 20.0 | 20 | 80.0 |
| Accepted generic substitution in the pharmacy | ||||
| Yes | 15 | 27.8 | 39 | 72.2 |
| No | 1 | 3.4 | 28 | 96.6 |
a n = 59