Table 3.
Frequency distribution for medication adherence
|
Question |
Yes |
No |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Freq. N (%) | Freq. N (%) | ||
| 1. |
Do you sometimes forget to take your hypertension medications? |
282 (70.5) |
118 (29.5) |
| 2. |
Over the past two weeks, were there any days when you did not take your hypertension medicine? |
328 (82.0) |
72 (18.0) |
| 3. |
Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor because you felt worse when you took it? |
341 (85.25) |
59 (14.75) |
| 4. |
When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along your medications? |
327 (81.75) |
73 (18.25) |
| 5. |
Did you take your high blood pressure medicine yesterday? |
335 (83.75) |
65 (16.25) |
| 6. |
When you feel like your blood pressure is under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine? |
340 (85.0) |
60 (15) |
| 7. |
Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your blood pressure treatment plan? |
337 (84.25) |
63 (15.75) |
| 8. |
How often do you have difficulty remembering to take all your medications? |
Freq. |
Percentage |
| |
oNever/Rarely |
6 |
1.50 |
| |
oOnce in a while |
6 |
1.50 |
| |
oSometimes |
34 |
8.50 |
| |
oUsually |
101 |
25.25 |
| |
oAll the time |
|
|
| |
Level of adherence |
|
|
| |
Low |
323 |
80.75 |
| |
Moderate |
50 |
12.50 |
| |
High |
27 |
6.75 |
| |
Modified adherence categorization |
|
|
| |
Poor |
373 |
93.25 |
| High | 27 | 6.75 | |