TABLE 3.
Prevalence of adherence and methods of assessment.
| No | Authors | Year | Type of Study | Country | Sample Size (n) | Prevalence of Non-adherence (%) | Method of Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambers et al. (Chambers et al., 2011) | 2011 | Survey | United Kingdom | 180 | 22.2 | Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) |
| 2 | Sjölander et al. (Sjölander et al., 2013) | 2013 | Cross-sectional study | Sweden | 578 | 12.5 | - Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) |
| 3 | Cheiloudaki et al. (Cheiloudaki and Alexopoulos, 2019) | 2019 | Survey | United Kingdom | 140 | 31.4 | - Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) |
| 4 | Han et al. (Han et al., 2020) | 2019 | Cross-sectional study | Brunei | 76 | 10.5 | - Modified based on Morisky scale of Adherence |
| - Adherence scale Culig | |||||||
| 5 | Rohde et al. (Rohde et al., 2019) | 2019 | Observational cohort study | Ireland | 108 | 30.2 | - Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS-5) |
| 6 | Saade et al. (Saade et al., 2021) | 2019 | Cross-sectional study | Lebanon | 100 | 17 | - Lebanese medication adherence scale (LMAS-14) |
| 7 | De Schryver et al. (De Schryver et al., 2005) | 2005 | Cohort study | Netherlands | 3,796 | 26 | - Pill-count method |
| - Interview by the neurologist | |||||||
| 8 | Arif et al. (Arif et al., 2007) | 2007 | Cross-sectional survey | Pakistan | 298 | 32 | - Retrospective medical record chart review |
| 9 | Khan et al. (Khan et al., 2010) | 2010 | Cohort study | Canada | 3,571 | 38 | - Prescription claims data (home inventory, pill count and serum measures of drug) |
| 10 | Bushnell et al. (Bushnell et al., 2011) | 2011 | Cohort study | US | 2,457 | 36 | Adherence Evaluation After Ischemic stroke–Longitudinal (AVAIL) Registry |
| 11 | Kronish et al. (Kronish et al., 2013) | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | US | 600 | 40 | 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire |
| 12 | Ostergaard et al. (Østergaard et al., 2012) | 2012 | Cohort study | Denmark | 503 | 36 | Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) |
| 13 | Wei et al. (Wei et al., 2017) | 2017 | Cross-sectional study | China | 313 | 51 | Medicine Adherence Report Scale (MARS) |
| 14 | Kim et al. (Kim et al., 2018) | 2017 | Retrospective cohort study | Korea | 8,001 | 15 | Proportion of days covered (PDC) for a period of 1 year |
| Statin only in stroke patients | |||||||
| 15 | Jiang et al. (Jiang et al., 2017) | 2013 | Cohort Study | China | 18,344 | 53.8 | Pharmacy refills |