Table 1.
Responses to Morisky scale questions.
| Number | Question | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| 1 | Do you sometimes forget to take your high blood pressure pills? | 262 (58.2) | 188 (41.8) |
| 2 | Over the past 2 weeks, were there any days when you did not take your high blood pressure medicine? | 162 (36.0) | 288 (64.0) |
| 3 | Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor because you felt worse when you took it? | 124 (27.6) | 326 (72.4) |
| 4 | When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along your medications? | 181 (40.2) | 269 (59.8) |
| 5 | Did you take your high blood pressure medicine yesterday? | 378 (84.0) | 72 (16.0) |
| 6 | When you feel like your blood pressure is under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine? | 128 (28.4) | 322 (71.6) |
| 7 | Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your blood pressure treatment plan? | 216 (48.0) | 234 (52.0) |
| 8 | How often do you have difficulty remembering to take all your blood pressure medication? | ||
| Never 172 (38.2%) | |||
| Once in a while 148 (32.9%) | |||
| Sometimes 81 (18.0%) | |||
| Usually 28 (6.2%) | |||
| All the time 21(4.7%) |