Table 3.
Patient and Surrogate Responses to PATD Questions 11 through 15 (N=337)
| Interview Question | Overall | Patient Responses | Surrogate Responses | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 337 | 285 | 52 | |
| 11. Have you ever tried to stop a regular medicine (with your doctor’s knowledge)? | ||||
| No | 192 (57.5) | 166 (58.2) | 26 (53.1) | 0.533 |
| Yes | 142 (42.5) | 119 (41.8) | 23 (46.9) | |
| 12. How many different tablets/ capsules per day would you consider to be a lot? | ||||
| 5 - 10 | 164 (49.4) | 137 (48.4) | 27 (55.1) | 0.721 |
| 10 - 15 | 106 (31.9) | 91 (32.2) | 15 (30.6) | |
| 15 - 20 | 43 (13.0) | 38 (13.4) | 5 (10.2) | |
| 20 - 25 | 10 (3.0) | 8 (2.8) | 2 (4.1) | |
| 25 or more | 9 (2.7) | 9 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 13. What is the MAXIMUM number of pills that you would be comfortable taking per day? (Response options were pictures. Reporting below the picture identification and the corresponding number of pills shown.) | ||||
| A (4) | 54 (17.0) | 48 (17.5) | 6 (14.3) | 0.129 |
| B (8) | 113 (35.6) | 91 (33.1) | 22 (52.4) | |
| C (12) | 78 (24.6) | 68 (24.7) | 10 (23.8) | |
| D (16) | 37 (11.7) | 35 (12.7) | 2 (4.8) | |
| E (20) | 18 (5.7) | 18 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| F (24) | 17 (5.4) | 15 (5.5) | 2 (4.8) | |
| 14. How comfortable would you be if a pharmacist was involved in stopping one or more of your regular medicines and provided the follow-up (informing your doctor of the progress)? | ||||
| Uncomfortable | 101 (30.1) | 88 (30.9) | 13 (25.5) | 0.562 |
| Unsure | 57 (17.0) | 46 (16.1) | 11 (21.6) | |
| Comfortable | 178 (53.0) | 151 (53.0) | 27 (52.9) | |
| 15. If one of your regular medicines was stopped, what follow-up would you like? | ||||
| Face to face appointment | 165 (49.1) | 146 (51.2) | 19 (37.3) | 0.179 |
| Phone call(s) | 120 (35.7) | 95 (33.3) | 25 (49.0) | |
| Written information | 32 (9.5) | 27 (9.5) | 5 (9.8) | |
| I wouldn’t need planned follow-up. I would be happy contacting a health professional if I had and problems | 19 (5.7) | 17 (6.0) | 2 (3.9) | |