Reasons of non-adherence among non-adherent patients
| Reason | Patients (N=219) |
| Forgetfulness of any type | 186 (84.9) |
| Forgetfulness when travelling | 26 (11.9) |
| Worry that their medicines will do more harm than good | 74 (33.8) |
| Hassled about medicines | 41 (18.7) |
| Stopped medicine(s) after feeling worse on medicine* | 31 (14.2) |
| Not convinced enough about the importance of their medicines | 20 (9.1) |
| Stopped medicine(s) after feeling condition under control | 5 (2.3) |
| Felt financially burdened by cost of medicines†| 11 (29.7) |
All data are n (%). Possible reasons for non-adherence were assessed based on responses to MMAS-8, SQ and AE. Patients could have more than one reason for non-adherence.
*Without telling doctor.
†Among 37 patients who were paying for their prescription(s).
AE, Adherence Estimator;MMAS-8, eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale;SQ, Single Question.