From: Risk factors for medication non-adherence among atrial fibrillation patients
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Question | |
1. In the past month, how often did you take your medications as the doctor prescribed? | |
All of the time (100%) | 10,120 (83.2) |
Nearly all of the time (90%) | 1726 (14.2) |
Most of the time (75%) | 202 (1.7) |
About half the time (50%) | 37 (0.3) |
Less than half the time (<50%) | 74 (0.6) |
2. In the past month, how often did you forget to take one or more prescribed medications? | |
Never | 7147 (58.8) |
Once | 3061 (25.2) |
2–3 times | 1551 (12.8) |
Once per week | 281 (2.3) |
Several times per week | 73 (0.6) |
Nearly every day | 46 (0.4) |
3. In the past month, how often did you decide to skip one or more prescribed medications? | |
Never | 10,599 (87.2) |
Once | 734 (6.0) |
2–3 times | 505 (4.2) |
Once per week | 117 (1.0) |
Several times per week | 96 (0.8) |
Nearly every day | 108 (0.9) |
Medication Adherence | |
Adherent | 11,388 (93.7) |
Not Adherenta | 771 (6.3) |