Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n=243)
| Characteristics | Value | Missing data |
|---|---|---|
| Age—median (IQR) | 59.1 (42.5–70.6) | 2 |
| Sex—number (%) | ||
| Male | 80 (32.9) | 0 |
| Marital status—number (%) | 0 | |
| Married or civil union | 102 (42.0) | |
| Live-in partner | 17 (7.0) | |
| Single | 60 (24.7) | |
| Separated | 39 (16.0) | |
| Widowed | 25 (10.3) | |
| Education level—number (%) | 5 | |
| Primary school | 48 (20.2) | |
| Secondary school | 101 (42.4) | |
| College | 89 (37.4) | |
| Place of recruitment—number (%) | 0 | |
| Inpatients | 88 (36.2) | |
| Outpatients | 155 (63.8) | |
| Strategies used by patients—number (%)* | ||
| Places or times of everyday life | 142 (58.2) | |
| Alarms, reminders, diaries | 27 (11.1) | |
| Kept medication in bag | 52 (21.3) | |
| Ritual gesture | 36 (14.8) | |
| Tablet organiser | 45 (18.4) | |
| Help of a relative | 17 (7.0) | |
| Nothing | 35 (14.3) | |
| Number of medications per patient—median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | |
| Self-reported chronic conditions—number (%)* | ||
| High blood pressure | 52 (21.4) | |
| Diabetes | 37 (15.2) | |
| Oral contraception | 36 (14.8) | |
| Heart diseases | 31 (12.8) | |
| Pulmonary diseases | 31 (12.8) | |
| Rheumatological diseases | 27 (11.1) | |
| Psychiatric diseases | 26 (10.7) | |
| Cancer and haematological malignancy | 13 (5.3) | |
| Other diseases† | 71 (29.2) | |
*Patients could have reported many strategies and many chronic conditions.
†Other diseases include neurological diseases, HIV infection, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, systemic diseases, migraines, allergies, urological disorders and hormonal replacement therapy.