Medication Nonadherence and Associated Factors among Heart Failure Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

HF patients’ level of adherence to their medication at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.

MARS-5 items	Mean score (SD)	Median (range)
I change the dosage of my HF medication	4.86 (0.35)	5 (4-5)
I forget to take my HF medication	4.76 (0.43)	5 (4-5)
I use my HF medication less than is prescribed	4.74 (0.72)	5 (1-5)
I decide to skip one of my HF medication dosages	3.50 (1.68)	4 (1-5)
I stop taking my HF medication for a while	3.38 (0.90)	4 (1-5)
The overall score	21.23 (2.54)	22 (12-25)
Medication adherence	Frequency (%)	95% CI
Medication adherent	187 (76.3%)	70.7, 81.2
Medication nonadherent	58 (23.7)	18.8, 29.3

Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5); %: percent; CI: confidence interval; SD: standard deviation.