Table 2 Patient’s motivations for non-persistence and comparison of patient’s motivations during remission and disease activity states
N° (%) of times a motivation is referred among 330 CQ | N° (%) of times a motivation is referred among 109 CQ applied in remission states | N° (%) of times a motivation is referred among 221 CQ applied in active disease | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient’s motivations | ||||
Because I forget to take it | 143 (43.3) | 43 (39.4) | 100 (45.2) | 0.38 |
Because I had no money to buy it | 112 (33.9) | 41 (37.6) | 71 (32.1) | 0.39 |
Because it was not available at the drugstore | 100 (30.3) | 32 (29.4) | 68 (30.8) | 0.89 |
Because I did not buy it | 98 (29.7) | 30 (27.5) | 68 (30.8) | 0.63 |
Because I was not at home when I had to take my medication | 91 (27.6) | 22 (20.2) | 69 (31.2) | 0.05 |
Because the medication is very expensive | 79 (23.9) | 27 (24.8) | 52 (23.5) | 0.91 |
Because I had to do more things than I usually do through the day | 60 (18.2) | 14 (12.8) | 46 (20.8) | 0.10 |
Because I went out on a trip | 40 (12.2) | 9 (8.3) | 31 (14) | 0.18 |
Because timing/s when my medication is prescribed is different from mealtime/s | 30 (9.1) | 11 (10.1) | 19 (8.6) | 0.81 |
Because I am taking a lot of medication at this time | 25 (7.6) | 13 (11.9) | 12 (5.4) | 0.06 |
Because it may me feel worse when I take it | 23 (7) | 9 (8.2) | 14 (6.3) | 0.68 |
Because it does not make me feel better | 19 (5.8) | 9 (8.2) | 10 (4.5) | 0.26 |
Because nobody reminded me to take my medication | 15 (4.6) | 1 (0.9) | 14 (6.3) | 0.05 |
Because nothing happens if I do not take it | 8 (2.4) | 5 (4.6) | 13 (5.9) | 0.82 |
Because I did fewer things than I usually do through the day | 5 (1.5) | 2 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 0.88 |