Table 2.
Morisky Questionnaire Responses
| High Adherence (n=5,278) |
Moderate Adherence (n=1,845) |
Low Adherence (n=302) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Morisky medication adherence score* | 8 (8, 8) | 7 (6, 7) | 5 (4, 5) |
| Sometimes forgets to take heart medications | 0 | 31.7% | 82.5% |
| Forgot to take heart medications in last 2 weeks | 0 | 17.0% | 64.2% |
| Did not take heart medications yesterday | 0 | 5.7% | 17.6% |
| Cut back or stopped taking heart medications without telling doctor because it makes you feel worse | 0 | 6.4% | 20.2% |
| Stopped taking heart medications because feel like heart condition is under control | 0 | 1.2% | 11.6% |
| Sometimes forgets to take heart medications when traveling | 0 | 8.8% | 28.8% |
| Feels like it is a hassle to stick with heart treatment plan | 0 | 35.4% | 47.0% |
| Never have difficulty remembering to take all heart medications | 100% | 79.3% | 23.5% |
*
Reported as median (25th and 75th percentiles).