Table 5.
Reasons for nonadherence to medical therapy
| Reasons | Inflammatory bowel disease (n = 266) | Ulcerative colitis (n = 204) | Crohn's disease (n = 62) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgetting dose | 50 (18.8) | 40 (19.6) | 10 (16.1) | 0.539 |
| Unavailability of medication | 35 (13.2) | 27 (13.2) | 8 (12.9) | 0.946 |
| Felt better | 31 (11.6) | 26 (12.7) | 5 (8.1) | 0.314 |
| Side/adverse effect of medication | 18 (6.8) | 10 (4.9) | 8 (12.9) | 0.029 |
| Cost of treatment | 16 (6.0) | 14 (6.9) | 2 (3.2) | 0.375 |
| Frequent drug dosing | 11 (4.1) | 10 (4.9) | 1 (1.6) | 0.466 |
| Lifelong treatment | 9 (3.4) | 7 (3.4) | 2 (3.2) | 1.000 |
| No effect of medications | 8 (3.0) | 7 (3.4) | 1 (1.6) | 0.686 |
| Others | 49 (18.4) | 33 (16.2) | 16 (25.8) | 0.087 |