Table 3 Frequency distribution for medication adherence

1.

Do you sometimes forget to take your hypertension medications?

282 (70.5)

118 (29.5)

2.

Over the past two weeks, were there any days when you did not take your hypertension medicine?

328 (82.0)

72 (18.0)

3.

Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor because you felt worse when you took it?

341 (85.25)

59 (14.75)

4.

When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along your medications?

327 (81.75)

73 (18.25)

5.

Did you take your high blood pressure medicine yesterday?

335 (83.75)

65 (16.25)

6.

When you feel like your blood pressure is under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine?

340 (85.0)

60 (15)

7.

Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your blood pressure treatment plan?

337 (84.25)

63 (15.75)

8.

How often do you have difficulty remembering to take all your medications?

Freq.

Percentage

oNever/Rarely

6

1.50

oOnce in a while

6

1.50

oSometimes

34

8.50

oUsually

101

25.25

oAll the time

Level of adherence

 Low

323

80.75

 Moderate

50

12.50

 High

27

6.75

Modified adherence categorization

 Poor

373

93.25

 High

27

6.75