Table 3. Adjusted Odds ratios (95% CIs) for help received with taking medications at 5 years and cognitive impairment and medication adherence.
Self-administers N (%) |
Receives help N (%) |
aOR (95% CI) | p | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cognitive impairment | At 5 years (NINDS) |
Not impaired | 54 (88.5) | 7 (11.5) | 4.84 (1.17, 20.07)* | .030 |
Impaired | 21 (61.8) | 13 (38.2) | ||||
At 6 months (MoCA) |
Not impaired | 60 (92.3) | 5 (7.7) | 5.19 (1.21, 22.22)* | .027 | |
Impaired | 14 (53.9) | 12 (46.2) | ||||
Medication adherence at 5 years |
Lipid modifiers (refills) | Adherent | 28 (70.0) | 12 (30.0) | 1.39 (0.15, 12.54) | .767 |
Non-adherent | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | ||||
Antithrombotics (refills) | Adherent | 24 (68.6) | 11 (31.4) | 0.57 (0.10, 3.16) | .516 | |
Non-adherent | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | ||||
Antihypertensives (refills) | Adherent | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) | 0.36 (0.03, 4.08) | .410 | |
Non-adherent | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | ||||
MARS (self-report) | Adherent | 32 (72.7) | 12 (27.3) | 0.66 (0.18, 2.42) | .533 | |
Non-adherent | 44 (86.3) | 7 (13.7) |
*p < .05. aOR adjusted for age, sex, stroke severity