Table 2.
Characteristic | Total (n = 713) |
Mild OAb (n = 214) |
Moderate/severe OAb (n = 491) |
---|---|---|---|
I follow the instruction fully and give my medication every chance to work | 429 (60.2) | 135 (63.1) | 288 (58.7) |
I follow the instructions fully but sometimes forget to take the medication on the right day | 154 (21.6) | 43 (20.1) | 110 (22.4) |
I follow the instructions fully but am quick to give up if it doesn’t work straight away or I get side effects | 53 (7.4) | 13 (6.1) | 40 (8.2) |
It varies, I tend to take my medication for a while and then stop and/or take it when I remember | 26 (3.7) | 5 (2.3) | 20 (4.1) |
It varies, I tend to take my medication only when symptoms occur or worsen | 54 (7.6) | 21 (9.8) | 33 (6.7) |
It varies, I tend to take my medication only when I know I may get a flare up/worsening of my arthritis | 14 (2.0) | 4 (1.9) | 10 (2.0) |
Notes: There were no statistically significant differences between patients with mild versus moderate/severe OA (Chi-squared test);
values are number (%) of patients (eight patients were missing data on OA severity);
physicians graded severity of OA as mild, moderate, or severe.
Abbreviation: OA, osteoarthritis.