Rates of Medication Adherence by Decision-Making Preference, as Assessed by an Electronic Monitoring Device Using the Scheduling Adherence Metric over the 3-Month Study Period (N = 75)
| Decision-Making Preference | N | % | Adherence (Range, 0% to 100%) | ≥80% Adherent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | n | % | |||
| Passive | 43 | 57.3% | 62.98 | 30.24 | 5 | 35.7% |
| Active | 18 | 24.0% | 89.31 | 17.74 | 14 | 77.8% |
| Shared | 14 | 18.7% | 83.84 | 19.51 | 31 | 72.1% |
SD, standard deviation.
The scheduling adherence metric is defined as the ratio of the number of pills taken versus the number of pills prescribed per day in the specified time period (90 days).