Table 3.
Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the changes in adherence at each time point after using the reminder system.
| Time point, variables | Improvement versus no change | Decline versus no change | |||||||
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Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |||||
| Early stage | |||||||||
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Reminder group | 1.65 (1.01-2.70) | .04 | 0.93 (0.57-1.53) | .78 | ||||
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No-reminder group | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Midterm stage | |||||||||
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Reminder group | 1.43 (0.67-3.03) | .36 | 1.01 (0.46-2.24) | .98 | ||||
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No-reminder group | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Late stage | |||||||||
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Reminder group | 0.73 (0.23-2.26) | .58 | 0.16 (0.03-1.03) | .054 | ||||
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No-reminder group | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Average | |||||||||
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Reminder group | 1.82 (1.10-3.01) | .02 | 0.90 (0.55-1.48) | .67 | ||||
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No-reminder group | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||