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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2016 Nov 3;23(4):345–349. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.11.001

Table 3.

Reasons for medication nonadherence among nonadherent participants in the intervention group (n = 12)*

Reason for Medication Nonadherence Number (%) of Participants
True nonadherence
 Ran out of pills 1 (8)
 Out of usual routine 1 (8)
 Side effects 1 (8)
 Did not know correct dose 1 (8)
Pseudo- or uncertain nonadherence
 Denied nonadherence 5 (42)
 “Pocket dosing” 2 (17)
 Did not fill electronic pill bottle with pills from new refill 1 (8)
 Monitoring stopped early due to readmission 1 (8)
 Stopped using device due to unstable housing situation 1 (8)
 Unable to be contacted by intervention team 1 (8)
*

Number of reasons for nonadherence add up to greater than 12 because participants could state multiple reasons at each nonadherence phone call.

Pocket dosing refers to taking doses outside the GlowCap® system when away from home.