Description of the patients' answers to the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM)
| Question | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undesirable side effects | |||||
| Impact on physical activities | 551 (91.5%) | 20 (3.3%) | 21 (3.5%) | 5 (0.8%) | 5 (0.8%) |
| Impact on leisure activities | 559 (92.9%) | 17 (2.8%) | 19 (3.2%) | 3 (0.5%) | 4 (0.7%) |
| Impact on daily living activities | 557 (92.5%) | 17 (2.8%) | 21 (3.5%) | 3 (0.5%) | 4 (0.7%) |
| Impact of treatment on daily living activities | |||||
| Leisure activities | 34 (5.6%) | 16 (2.7%) | 111 (18.4%) | 227 (37.7%) | 214 (35.5%) |
| Personal hygiene | 53 (8.8%) | 16 (2.7%) | 134 (22.3%) | 182 (30.2%) | 217 (36.0%) |
| Usual daily activities | 37 (6.1%) | 24 (4.0%) | 109 (18.1%) | 210 (34.9%) | 222 (36.9%) |
| Treatment effectiveness | |||||
| Relief of symptoms | 23 (3.8%) | 24 (4.0%) | 75 (12.5%) | 264 (43.9%) | 216 (35.9%) |
| Time to start working | 28 (4.7%) | 14 (2.3%) | 111 (18.4%) | 239 (39.7%) | 210 (34.9%) |
| Preventing or treating condition | 27 (4.5%) | 20 (3.3%) | 77 (12.8%) | 206 (34.2%) | 272 (45.2%) |
| Convenience of use | |||||
| Ease of medication use | 10 (1.7%) | 9 (1.5% | 37 (6.1%) | 173 (28.7%) | 373 (62.0%) |
| Convenience of medication use | 9 (1.5% | 5 (0.8%) | 37 (6.1%) | 171 (28.4%) | 380 (63.1%) |
| Frequency of medication use | 6 (1.0%) | 6 (1.0%) | 23 (3.8%) | 169 (28.1%) | 398 (66.1%) |
| Medical care | |||||
| Medical disease information | 86 (14.3%) | 60 (10.0%) | 68 (11.3%) | 175 (29.1%) | 213 (35.4%) |
| Treatment disease information | 77 (12.8%) | 58 (9.6%) | 66 (11.0%) | 183 (30.4%) | 218 (36.2%) |
| Global satisfaction | |||||
| Overall, how confident are you that taking this medication is a good thing for you? | 4 (0.7%) | 7 (1.2%) | 10 (1.7%) | 119 (19.8%) | 462 (76.7%) |
| How certain are you that the good things about your medication outweigh the bad things? | 6 (1.0%) | 5 (0.8%) | 16 (2.7%) | 154 (25.6%) | 421 (69.9%) |
| Taking all things into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with this medication? | 4 (0.7%) | 6 (1.0%) | 13 (2.2%) | 161 (26.7%) | 418 (69.4%) |
*These items are scaled on a five-point bipolar scale from ‘extremely dissatisfied’ to ‘extremely satisfied’.