Table 2.

Self-reported non-adherence in VKA users and NOAC users

		VKA (n = 389)	NOAC (n = 376)		p-value
Any category of non-adherence		95 (24.4%)	68 (18.1%)		0.03
1. Do you sometimes forget to take your medication?		60 (15.4%)	37 (9.8%)		0.02
2. People sometimes miss a dose of their medication for reasons other than forgetting. Over the past 2 weeks, were there any days on which you did not take your medication?		5 (1.3%)	12 (3.2%)		0.09
3. Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor because you felt worse when you took it?		9 (2.3%)	7 (1.9%)		0.80
4. When you travel or are away from home, do you sometimes forget to take your medication?		13 (3.3%)	12 (3.2%)		1
5. Did you take all your medication yesterday?		34 (8.7%)	25 (6.6%)		0.34
6. When you feel like your symptoms are under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medication?		3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)		0.14
7. Taking medication every day is a real inconvenience for some people. Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your treatment plan?		31 (8%)	17 (4.5%)		0.05
8. How often do you have difficulty remembering to take your medication?	Never	341 (87.7%)	349 (92.8%)		0.41
	Once in a while	33 (8.5%)	20 (5.3%)
	Sometimes	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)
	Usually	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)
	All the time	0 (0%)	1 (0.3%)

VKA vitamin‑K antagonist, NOAC non-vitamin‑K oral anticoagulant