Table 5.

Responses to the M-DRAW checklist (Number of barriers identified in study groups).

	Checklist Item	Control (n = 17)	Intervention (n = 9)	p-Value (2-Sided)
1	Do you feel unsure about how/when to take your medications?	1.4	1.7	0.337
2	Do you have any difficulty getting your medications on time from the pharmacy?	1.5	1.7	0.611
3	Do you have difficulty keeping track of all your medication schedules throughout the day?	1.2	2.2	0.060
4	Do your medications give you side effects that make you NOT want to take it?	1.5	2.7	0.004 *
5	Do you worry about what foods or other medications might interact with your medication?	1.4	2.1	0.099
6	Do you feel that you can take more or less of your medication than the prescribed dose to fit your lifestyle?	1.2	2.3	0.031 *
7	Do you feel like you don’t get any benefits from taking your medication?	1.2	1.8	0.151
8	Do you feel uncomfortable about taking your medication while you are out with family and friends?	1.1	1.7	0.099
9	Do you consider it a burden that you have to take your medications for the rest of your life?	1.9	2.4	0.228
10	Do you have doubts about whether your health condition needs to be treated?	1.2	2.0	0.130
11	Do you have doubts if taking your medication will improve your health condition in the long term?	1.5	1.7	0.699
12	Do you feel that you are NOT receiving the best possible treatment available from your health care provider?	1.4	1.6	0.486
13	Do you have any other doubts or concerns about taking your medication? 1	N/A	N/A	N/A

* Statistically significant difference with equal variances not assumed; ¹ open-ended question item.