Table 2.
Patient and Surrogate Responses to First 10 PATD Questions (N=337)
| Interview Question | Overall Responses (N=337) | Patient Responses (N=285) | Surrogate Responses (N=52) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (Percent) | N (Percent) | N (Percent) | p-values | |
| 1. I feel that I am taking a large number of medicines | 238 (70.8) | 207 (72.9) | 31 (59.6) | 0.067 |
| 2. I am comfortable with the number of medicines that I am taking | 194 (57.6) | 167 (58.6) | 27 (51.9) | 0.446 |
| 3. I believe that all my medicines are necessary | 207 (61.4) | 182 (63.9) | 25 (48.1) | 0.043 |
| 4. If my doctor said it was possible I would be willing to stop one or more of my regular medicines | 313 (92.9) | 265 (93.0) | 48 (92.3) | 0.774 |
| 5. I would like to reduce the number of medicines that I am taking | 261 (77.4) | 228 (80.0) | 33 (63.5) | 0.012 |
| 6. I feel that I may be taking one or more medicines that I no longer need | 111 (32.9) | 95 (33.3) | 16 (30.8) | 0.751 |
| 7. I would accept taking more medicines for my health conditions | 263 (78.0) | 222 (77.9) | 41 (78.8) | 1.000 |
| 8. I have a good understanding of the reasons I was prescribed each of my medicines | 277 (82.2) | 237 (83.2) | 40 (76.9) | 0.323 |
| 9. Having to pay less would play a role in my willingness to stop one or more of my medicines | 120 (35.7) | 110 (38.7) | 10 (19.2) | 0.007 |
| 10. I believe one or more of my medicines is giving me side effects | 128 (38.0) | 110 (38.6) | 18 (34.6) | 0.643 |
N (Percent) with response options “strongly agree” or “agree”.