Adherence to Long-Term Therapies and Beliefs about Medications
Table 2
Participants’ reported adherence behavior.
Self-reported adherence as measured by MMAS-8
Item
Percentages of patients who answered yes
Do you sometimes forget to take your medicine?
63%
People sometimes miss taking their medications for reasons other than forgetting. Thinking over the past two weeks, were there any days when you did not take your medicine?
42.9%
Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor, because you felt worse when you took it?
40.7%
When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along your medication?
38.7%
Did you take your medicine yesterday?
80.4%
When you feel like your health condition is under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine?
33.1%
Taking medication everyday is a real inconvenience for some people. Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your treatment plan?
46.8%
How often do you have difficulty remembering to take all your medications?
