Table 2 –
Social/economic-, psychosocial condition-related factors, and medication adherence characteristics stratified by sex, N = 279.
| All % (n) | Females (n = 175) % (n) | Males (n = 104) % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Social/Economic related factors | |||
| Type of Insurance | |||
| Private insurance | 1.8 (5) | 2.3 (4) | 1.0 (1) |
| Public insurance | 72.0 (201) | 76.0 (133) | 65.4 (68) |
| No insurance reported | 26.2 (73) | 21.7 (38) | 33.7 (35) |
| Health Literacy | |||
| Adequate health literacy | 9.0 (25) | 8.0 (14) | 10.6 (11) |
| Limited health literacy | 91.0 (254) | 92.0 (161) | 89.4 (93) |
| Social support (M, SD) (Range 0–5) | 3.03 (0.64) | 3.05 (0.62) | 3.00 (0.66) |
| Condition-related factors | |||
| Depressive Symptomatology (PHQ-8) (M, SD) (Range 0–24) | 5.94 (4.74) | 6.43 (5.04) | 5.12 (4.08) |
| Anxiety Disorder (M, SD) (Range 0–20) | 4.70 (4.22) | 5.03 (4.47) | 4.14 (3.7) |
| Perceived Stress (M, SD) (Range 0–16) | 8.20 (2.99) | 8.55 (3.09) | 7.62 (2.70) |
| Number of prescribed medicationsc (M, SD) (Range 0–5) | 3.58 (0.68) | 3.60 (0.69) | 3.55 (0.66) |
| Medication Adherence | |||
| Proportion of days covered (M, SD) (Range 0–1.00) | 0.42 (0.20) | 0.42 (0.20) | 0.41 (0.20) |
| Low adherence | 72.0 (201) | 70.3 (123) | 75.0 (78) |
| Medium adherence | 23.3 (65) | 24.6 (43) | 21.2 (22) |
| High adherence | 4.7 (13) | 5.1 (9) | 3.8 (4) |
c
Number of prescribed medications includes medication for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, chronic pain, and asthma.