Patient-Reported Adherence to 498 Drugs and Drug Importance According to Their Physician
| Physician Rating of Importancea | Patient-Reported Adherence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (265 Drugs) | Good (46 Drugs) | Moderate (77 Drugs) | Poor (50 Drugs) | Very Poor (39 Drugs) | Discontinuation (21 Drugs) | |
| 0 (9 drugs) | 6 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| 1 (3 drugs) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2 (3 drugs) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| 3 (10 drugs) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.8) |
| 4 (12 drugs) | 7 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| 5 (28 drugs) | 19 (3.8) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.8) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| 6 (49 drugs) | 22 (4.4) | 7 (1.4) | 10 (2.0) | 5 (1.0) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) |
| 7 (48 drugs) | 29 (5.8) | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 4 (0.8) | 6 (1.2) | 3 (0.6) |
| 8 (98 drug) | 48 (9.6) | 11 (2.2) | 15 (3.0) | 13 (2.6) | 7 (1.4) | 4 (0.8) |
| 9 (63 drug) | 33 (6.6) | 7 (1.4) | 7 (1.4) | 10 (2.0) | 4 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) |
| 10 (175 drugs) | 95 (19.1) | 16 (3.2) | 33 (6.6) | 12 (2.4) | 14 (2.8) | 5 (1.0) |
Note: Values are number (%) of drugs, with a denominator of 498.
↵a Scale: 0 = not important; 10 = very important.