Table 2.
Medication knowledge among chronic disease patients (N = 402).
| Statements | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2∗ | ||
| 1 | Can you list the name of medications you are currently taking? | 206 (51.2%) | 196 (48.8%) | — |
| 2 | Can you tell me why you are taking this medication? | 218 (54.2%) | 161 (40%) | 23 (5.7%) |
| 3 | Do you know how to take medication? | 78 (19.4%) | 324 (80.6%) | — |
| 4 | Do you know when to take your medicine? | 312 (77.6%) | 90 (22.4%) | — |
| 5 | Do you know the possible side effects of your medicines? | 199 (49.5%) | 203 (50.5%) | — |
| 6 | Do you know what to do if your medication side effects occur? | 187 (46.5%) | 215 (53.5%) | — |
| 7 | Do you know what to do if you miss a dose of your medicines? | 183 (45.5%) | 219 (54.5%) | — |
1 = correctly answered; 0 = does not know; ∗2 = participant stated medication's exact working mechanism in general terms (∗only for question number 2).