Table 5

Adherence at baseline and follow-up

Visual analogue scaleBaseline
Follow-up
Pacross
RangeMSDRangeMSD
    Physician (N=167) 60-100 94.9 7.7 0-100 94.9 9.9 NS 
    Patient (N=169) 25-100 95.3 8.5 75-100 95.7 6.1 NS 
    Family (N=79) 80-100 97.0 5.0 75-100 97.1 5.4 NS 
    Pdown  NS   NS   
Basel Assessment of Adherence Scale (% of patients [N = 165] who in past 4 weeks) 
    Dose not taken 16.1   13.3   NS 
    Consecutive doses not taken 3.0   1.8   NS 
    Dose taken with >2-h delay 22.2   25.3   NS 
    Dose reduced 1.2   1.8   NS 
    % of nonadherent patients 36.1   32.7   NS 
    % of adherent patients 63.9   67.3   NS 
Adherence with scheduled appointments, N = 82* 
Adherent patients, % 89.4   86.6   NS 
Appointments kept, %, range (M ± SD) 0-100 (90.9 ± 28.6)   0-150 (92.1 ± 28.8)   NS 
Pill count at follow-up, N=162    Range SD  
Prescribed dose taken from baseline to follow-up, %    29-202 90.9 20.1  
Visual analogue scaleBaseline
Follow-up
Pacross
RangeMSDRangeMSD
    Physician (N=167) 60-100 94.9 7.7 0-100 94.9 9.9 NS 
    Patient (N=169) 25-100 95.3 8.5 75-100 95.7 6.1 NS 
    Family (N=79) 80-100 97.0 5.0 75-100 97.1 5.4 NS 
    Pdown  NS   NS   
Basel Assessment of Adherence Scale (% of patients [N = 165] who in past 4 weeks) 
    Dose not taken 16.1   13.3   NS 
    Consecutive doses not taken 3.0   1.8   NS 
    Dose taken with >2-h delay 22.2   25.3   NS 
    Dose reduced 1.2   1.8   NS 
    % of nonadherent patients 36.1   32.7   NS 
    % of adherent patients 63.9   67.3   NS 
Adherence with scheduled appointments, N = 82* 
Adherent patients, % 89.4   86.6   NS 
Appointments kept, %, range (M ± SD) 0-100 (90.9 ± 28.6)   0-150 (92.1 ± 28.8)   NS 
Pill count at follow-up, N=162    Range SD  
Prescribed dose taken from baseline to follow-up, %    29-202 90.9 20.1  

M indicates mean; SD, standard deviation; Pacross, probability of test statistic for test comparing baseline and follow-up; Pdown, probability of test statistic for test comparing within time point; and N, sample size (available observations).

*

Applies only to patients with scheduled appointments in 30 days prior to baseline and/or follow-up.

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