Table 3.
Correlation between medical condition and trend towards medication commitment
| Medical condition, N (%) |
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | HTN | Both | ||
| Do you ever forget to take your medication? | ||||
| Yes | 46 (48.9) | 22 (62.9) | 47 (59.5) | 0.233 |
| No | 48 (51.1) | 13 (37.1) | 32 (40.5) | |
| Are you careless at times about taking your medication? | ||||
| Yes | 13 (13.8) | 10 (28.6) | 19 (24.1) | 0.099 |
| No | 81 (86.2) | 25 (71.4) | 60 (75.9) | |
| When you feel better, do you sometimes stop taking your medication? | ||||
| Yes | 17 (18.1) | 8 (22.9) | 19 (24.1) | 0.610 |
| No | 77 (81.9) | 27 (77.1) | 60 (75.9) | |
| Sometimes if you feel worse when you take the medication, do you stop taking it? | ||||
| Yes | 24 (25.5) | 15 (42.9) | 24 (30.4) | 0.163 |
| No | 70 (74.5) | 20 (57.1) | 55 (69.6) | |
| I take my medication only when I am sick | ||||
| Yes | 12 (12.8) | 7 (20.0) | 17 (21.5) | 0.285 |
| No | 82 (87.2) | 28 (80.0) | 62 (78.5) | |
| It is unnatural for my mind and body to be controlled by medication | ||||
| Yes | 28 (29.8) | 11 (31.4) | 17 (21.5) | 0.382 |
| No | 66 (70.2) | 24 (68.6) | 62 (78.5) | |
| My thoughts are clearer on medication | ||||
| Yes | 87 (92.6) | 29 (82.9) | 65 (82.3) | 0.097 |
| No | 7 (7.4) | 6 (17.1) | 14 (17.7) | |
| By staying on medication, I can prevent getting sick | ||||
| Yes | 63 (67.0) | 14 (40.0) | 34 (43.0) | 0.002 |
| No | 31 (33.0) | 21 (60.0) | 45 (57.0) | |
| I feel weird on medication | ||||
| Yes | 15 (16.0) | 11 (31.4) | 24 (30.4) | 0.046 |
| No | 79 (84.0) | 24 (68.6) | 55 (69.6) | |
| Medication makes me feel tired | ||||
| Yes | 32 (34.0) | 23 (65.7) | 36 (45.6) | 0.005 |
| No | 62 (66.0) | 12 (34.3) | 43 (54.4) | |
DM=Diabetes mellitus, HTN=Hypertension