ISSN 0377-9556 (PRINT)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
Characteristics of respondents
| Characteristics | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of respondents | 421 | 100.0 | ||
| Socio-demographics | Gender | Male | 129 | 30.6 |
| Female | 292 | 69.4 | ||
| Age | 65-70 | 214 | 50.8 | |
| 71-75 | 66 | 15.7 | ||
| 76-80 | 46 | 10.9 | ||
| 81-85 | 69 | 16.4 | ||
| ≤86 | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| Location of residence | Capital area (Seoul/Gyeonggi/Incheon) | 336 | 79.8 | |
| Non-capital area | 85 | 20.2 | ||
| Type of residence | Home | 391 | 92.9 | |
| Nursing home | 30 | 7.1 | ||
| No. of person living together (including respondent) | 1 (alone) | 63 | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 139 | 33.0 | ||
| 3 | 88 | 20.9 | ||
| 4 | 65 | 15.4 | ||
| ≤5 | 66 | 15.7 | ||
| Health condition and medication use | No. of chronic diseases | None | 110 | 26.1 |
| 1 | 129 | 30.6 | ||
| 2 | 110 | 26.1 | ||
| 3 | 44 | 10.5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1.2 | ||
| ≤5 | 23 | 5.5 | ||
| Having a disease affects swallowing pills | No | 203 | 48.2 | |
| Yes | 218 | 51.8 | ||
| Disease affecting swallowing pills (multiple choice allowed) | Dry mouth | 71 | 16.9 | |
| Gastroesophageal reflux | 46 | 10.9 | ||
| Stroke | 18 | 4.3 | ||
| Multiple sclerosis | 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Dementia | 21 | 5.0 | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| Parkinson’s disease | 10 | 2.4 | ||
| Thyroid disease | 27 | 6.4 | ||
| Depression | 22 | 5.2 | ||
| No. of pills taken a day | None | 76 | 18.0 | |
| 1-5 | 246 | 58.4 | ||
| 6-10 | 84 | 20.0 | ||
| ≤11 | 15 | 3.6 | ||
| Taking a powder form of medicine | No | 392 | 93.1 | |
| Yes | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Difficulties in swallowing pills | Never | 119 | 28.3 | |
| Rarely | 84 | 20.0 | ||
| Neutral | 71 | 16.9 | ||
| Sometimes | 123 | 29.2 | ||
| Always | 24 | 5.7 | ||
| Experiences of not taking pills due to difficulties in swallowing | Never | 233 | 55.3 | |
| Rarely | 43 | 10.2 | ||
| Neutral | 32 | 7.6 | ||
| Sometimes | 97 | 23.0 | ||
| Always | 16 | 3.8 | ||
| Recognition of medication adherence | Is medication adherence important for disease treatment? | Strongly disagree | 5 | 1.2 |
| Disagree | 19 | 4.5 | ||
| Neutral | 37 | 8.8 | ||
| Agree | 98 | 23.3 | ||
| Strongly agree | 262 | 62.2 | ||