ISSN 0377-9556 (PRINT)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
Differences in medication adherence according to digestive or neurodegenerative disease
| Characteristics | Difficulties in swallowing pills (N, %) | Not taking pills due to difficulties in swallowing (N, %) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Agree |
|||||
| Total no. of respondents | 421 | 274 (65.1) | 147 (34.9) | 151 (35.9) | 270 (64.1) | |||
| Digestive disease |
No | 323 | 240 (74.5) | 83 (25.5) | <0.001 | 280 (75.5) | 91 (24.5) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 99 | 34 (34.3) | 65 (66.7) | 28 (56.0) | 22 (44.0) | |||
| Neurodegenerative disease |
No | 371 | 255 (68.7) | 116 (31.3) | <0.001 | 231 (84.3) | 43 (15.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 50 | 19 (38.0) | 31 (62.0) | 77 (52.4) | 70 (47.6) | |||
*Disagree includes responses of Never, Rarely or Neutral; Agree includes responses of Sometimes or Always
**Digestive disease includes Dry mouth or Gastroesophageal reflux; Neurodegenerative disease includes Stroke, Multiple sclerosis, Dementia,
Alzheimer’s disease, or Parkinson’s disease