Table 4.
Facilitator Codes (N=32) that Emerged During Interviews (Sorted in Descending Order by Code Count)
| Code | Short Definition | Code Count |
Participant Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Personal Reminder | Receiving a reminder to take medication | 26 | 16 |
| 2. Symptom Motivation | Taking medication to address or prevent a symptom | 15 | 9 |
| 3. Resolve Take Med | Participant has resolve to take medication | 13 | 8 |
| 4. Placement Strategy | Putting medication in a consistent place | 13 | 9 |
| 5. Routine | Having a daily routine to take medication | 12 | 9 |
| 6. Instrumental Support | Getting help with a specific task related to taking HBP medication | 8 | 7 |
| 7. General Doctor Prompt | Receiving a prompt from a doctor to take medication | 7 | 3 |
| 8. Pharmacy System | Pharmacy system prompts participant to get refill | 6 | 6 |
| 9. On Mind | Having medication “on mind” | 5 | 3 |
| 10. Insurance Assures Affordability | Having insurance makes HBP medication affordable | 3 | 3 |
| 11. Sharing Medication | Participant receives medication from personal contact | 3 | 3 |
| 12. Talked To Others | Taking HBP medication when motivated by a conversation | 3 | 2 |
| 13. Doctor Educates Medication | Doctor educates participant about HBP medication | 3 | 3 |
| 14. Organizing Meds | Participant organizes medication to ensure adherence | 3 | 2 |
| 15. Positive Feelings Meds | Participant has positive feeling about medication | 2 | 2 |
| 16. Refill Flexibility | Participant describes having multiple refill options | 2 | 1 |
| 17. Alternative Pharmacy Program | Participant gets doctor recommendation for refill program | 2 | 2 |
| 18. Away From Home | Being away from home makes medication adherence easier | 1 | 1 |
| 19. Early Bedtime | Going to bed early makes medication adherence easier | 1 | 1 |
| 20. Placement Edibles | Putting water or food near medication | 1 | 1 |
| 21. Take Meds Together | Taking multiple pills at one time | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Insurance Incentives | Purchasing non-medicine items w/medical card motivates refills | 1 | 1 |
| 23. Obtain Money Prescription | Borrowing money from others to obtain HBP medication | 1 | 1 |
| 24. Live By Pharmacy | Living near a pharmacy makes picking up medication easy | 1 | 1 |
| 25. Taking Med With Other | Taking medication at the same time as someone else | 1 | 1 |
| 26. Street Contact | Participant gets HBP medication from contact “on the street” | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Pharmacist Prevents Problems | Pharmacy contacts doctor to prevent patient medication issue | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Doctor Further Diagnosis | Doctor recommends additional tests for ideal HBP medication | 1 | 1 |
| 29. Doctor Offers Solution | Doctor helps participant troubleshoot adherence barrier(s) | 1 | 1 |
| 30. Medical Appointment Stalled | Taking medication to avoid delay during medical appointment | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Experimentation | “Experimenting” with medication regime motivates adherence | 1 | 1 |
| 32. Flexible Medication Schedule | Flexibility in time of day to take medication motivates adherence | 1 | 1 |
Note: HBP = High Blood Pressure