Table 5.
Frequency distribution for Morisky Medication Adherence Scale
| Question | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Do you sometimes forget to take your hypertension medications? | Freq. n (%) | Freq. n (%) |
| 282 (70.5) | 118 (29.5) | |
| 2. Over the past 2 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 |
| ○ Never/Rarely | 6 | 1.50 |
| ○ Once in a while | 6 | 1.50 |
| ○ Sometimes | 34 | 8.50 |
| ○ Usually | 101 | 25.25 |
| ○ All the time | 253 | 63.25 |
| Level of adherence | ||
| Low | 323 | 80.75 |
| Moderate | 50 | 12.50 |
| High | 27 | 6.75 |
| Re-categorization of adherence level | ||
| Poor | 373 | 93.25 |
| High | 27 | 6.75 |
Low and moderate adherence = poor adherence