TABLE 1.
MARS-5.
Item | Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
“I forget to take them” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
“I alter the dose” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
“I stop taking them for a while” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
“I decide to miss out a dose” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
“I take less than instructed” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
The MARS-5 score was calculated by summing the numeric score (range 1-5) from each question for out of 25 (range 5-25). A higher score indicates better adherence