Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of sub-optimally adherent community mental health clinic patients with bipolar disorder participating in a prospective trial of customized adherence enhancement
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 30 | 69.8 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 17 | 39.5 |
| African American | 25 | 58.1 |
| Native American | 1 | 2.3 |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 3 | 7.0 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Bipolar I disorder | 39 | 90.7 |
| Bipolar II disorder | 4 | 9.3 |
| Mean | Standard deviation | |
| Age | 38.4 | 11.2 |
| HAM-D | 17.8 | 7.2 |
| YMRS | 14.2 | 7.8 |
| BPRS | 43.6 | 12.0 |
| CGI-BPa | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| TRQ (% non-adherence) | ||
| Last 7 days | 48.0 | 31.7 |
| Last 30 days | 51.4 | 27.1 |
| Pill counts (% non-adherence)b | 58.2 | 26.5 |
| DAI | 6.5 | 2.1 |
| GAF | 51.6 | 8.0 |
HAM-D = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; YMRS = Young Mania Rating Scale; BPRS = Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; CGI-BP = Clinical Global Impression for Bipolar Disorder; TRQ = Tablets Routine Questionnaire; DAI = Drug Attitude Inventory; GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning.
a
Severity of overall bipolar illness.
b
Last 30 days.