Self-Assessment of Adherence to Medication: A Case Study in Campania Region Community-Dwelling Population

Table 1

Univariate association between low adherence on the Morisky scale and patient-reported factors.

	Low adherence	Medium adherence	Total	value
	(59.9%)	(40.1%)	(100.0%)
Age group				0.58
Mean (±SD)	62.0 (11.4)	61.7 (10.8)	61.8 (11.1)
18–60	75 (58.1)	54 (41.9)	129 (100.0)
≥60	112 (61.2)	71 (38.8)	183 (100.0)
Gender				0.03
Male	89 (66.9)	44 (33.1)	133 (100.0)
Female	98 (54.7)	81 (45.3)	179 (100.0)
Educational level				0.01
Primary school graduation	34 (68.0)	16 (32.0)	50 (100.0)
Secondary school graduation	65 (69.9)	28 (30.1)	93 (100.0)
High school graduation	55 (50.0)	55 (50.0)	110 (100.0)
Degree graduation	33 (55.9)	26 (44.1)	59 (100.0)
Number of medications				0.62
Mean (±SD)	2.33 (1.6)	2.15 (1.5)	2.26 (1.58)
1	77 (56.6)	59 (43.4)	136 (100.0)
2-3	71 (60.7)	46 (39.3)	117 (100.0)
4-5	21 (67.7)	10 (32.3)	31 (100.0)
≥6	18 (64.3)	10 (35.7)	28 (100.0)
Smoking				0.03
No	136 (56.7)	104 (43.3)	240 (100.0)
Yes	51 (70.8)	21 (29.2)	72 (100.0)
Number of diseases				0.08
Mean (±SD)	1.58 (0.87)	1.46 (0.64)	1.53 (0.78)
1	111 (59.4)	76 (40.6)	187 (100.0)
2	52 (55.9)	41 (44.1)	93 (100.0)
≥3	24 (75)	8 (25)	32 (100.0)
Heart failure				0.58
No	171 (60.4)	112 (39.6)	283 (100.0)
Yes	16 (55.2)	13 (44.8)	29 (100.0)
COPD				0.35
No	183 (59.6)	124 (40.4)	307 (100.0)
Yes	4 (80.0)	1 (20.0)	5 (100.0)
Gastritis				0.42
No	172 (59.3)	118 (40.7)	290 (100.0)
Yes	15 (68.2)	7 (31.8)	22 (100.0)
Renal failure				0.68
No	185 (60.1)	123 (39.9)	308 (100.0)
Yes	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	4 (100.0)
Osteoporosis				0.15
No	168 (58.7)	118 (41.3)	286 (100.0)
Yes	19 (73.1)	7 (26.9)	26 (100.0)
Diabetes mellitus				0.51
No	163 (59.3)	112 (40.7)	275 (100.0)
Yes	24 (64.9)	13 (35.1)	37 (100.0)
Hypertension				0.76
No	87 (60.8)	56 (39.2)	143 (100.0)
Yes	100 (59.2)	69 (40.8)	169 (100.0)