Influencing factors of the medication-taking behaviour of patients with chronic diseases
| Concept | Subcategory | Category |
| Variety of disease | Control of disease | Medication benefit |
| Severity of disease | ||
| Course of disease | ||
| Lengthen the span of life | Quality of life | |
| Protect organ | ||
| Economic condition | Economic risk | Medication risk |
| Price of medication | ||
| Medical insurance subsidy | ||
| Severe medical subsidy | ||
| Will to live | Physical risk | |
| Medication knowledge | ||
| Medication experience | ||
| Physician–patient trust | ||
| Treatment attitude | Psychosocial risk | |
| Route of administration | ||
| Family support | ||
| Length of spare time | Time risk | |
| Convenience of medication purchase | ||
| Convenience of medication pretreatment | ||
| Prescription knowledge | Prescription of physician | Medication strategy |
| Clinical experience | ||
| Hospital inventory | ||
| Hospital regulation | ||
| Physician–patient communication | ||
| Suggestion from family | Medication recommendation | |
| Suggestion from neighbour | ||
| Suggestion from colleague | ||
| Suggestion from other patient | ||
| Suggestion from drugstore | ||
| Preference for medication | Subjective thought of patient | |
| Effect of medication | ||
| Multiple prescriptions | ||
| Therapeutic equipment | Medication substitute | |
| Physical exercise | ||
| Diet control |