TABLE 2.

ADHERENCE BEHAVIOR CONCEPT PREVALENCE

Concept	Unique Patients (n = 206)	Percentage
Takes medications at the same time every day	80	39%
Keeps medications in a certain place to remember to take them	65	32%
Uses pillbox or another object to help take medications as prescribed	62	30%
Uses reminder to help take medications as prescribed	38	18%
Late by one hour or more in taking medication	34	17%
Intentionally skips some or all medications*	10	5%
Has a routine that works well for taking medication as prescribed*	6	3%
Takes more of medication than prescribed	5	2%
Has "back up" plan in case forgets to take medication*	5	2%
When medications running out, spreads out the time between doses	4	2%
Cuts or grinds up pills without a doctor's knowledge	3	1%
Delays or does not fill prescription	2	1%
When medication running out, takes less medication at each time	2	1%
Can tell whether took does of own medication	2	1%

^*concept not represented in finalized item pool