Table 1.
Variable | |
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Does the therapy affect the daily activities of the patient? | In acute degree |
In some degree | |
No | |
| |
Taking their medication at the same time every day? | Yes |
No | |
| |
Does the patient have difficulties in swallowing the medication? | Yes |
No | |
| |
How important do you consider that the therapy is in order to treat the disease? | Very important |
Important | |
Of some importance | |
| |
Have they missed any dose of the treatment? | Today |
Yesterday | |
Last week | |
Last 2 weeks | |
Last month | |
Not one dose | |
| |
Percentage of medication received last month. | Mean |
SD | |
| |
Does the patient remember the commercial names of the medications? | Yes |
No | |
| |
Total number of daily tablets for the treatment of T2DM. | Mean |
SD | |
| |
How often do they forget to take their treatment for T2DM. | Never/almost never |
1-2 times a month | |
1 time in a week | |
>1 time in a week | |
Almost every day | |
| |
Compliance. | Yes |
No |