Short-Term and Intermediate Adherence to an Antidepressant Prescription (n = 47) among Veterans
| Variable | Short-Term[No. (%) or Mean (±SD)] | P | Intermediate[No. (%) or Mean (±SD)] | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherent | Nonadherent | Adherent | Nonadherent | |||
| Treatment preference | .17 | .004* | ||||
| Medicine | 14 (82) | 3 (18) | 15 (88) | 2 (12) | ||
| Preference for no medicine | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | ||
| No preference specified | 14 (56) | 11 (44) | 10 (40) | 15 (60) | ||
| Pharmacy | .04* | .44 | ||||
| Trouble getting through by phone | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | ||
| No trouble getting through | 24 (62) | 15 (38) | 21 (54) | 18 (46) | ||
| Travel | .04* | .01* | ||||
| <30 minutes | 22 (79) | 6 (21) | 20 (71) | 8 (29) | ||
| >30 minutes | 9 (50) | 9 (50) | 6 (33) | 12 (67) | ||
| Medication Questions | ||||||
| Advised to take daily | 23 (61) | 15 (39) | .14 | 19 (50) | 19 (50) | .21 |
| Advised 2 to 4 weeks for effect | 22 (71) | 9 (29) | .71 | 18 (58) | 13 (42) | .00 |
| Advised to continue even if better | 21 (68) | 10 (32) | .46 | 16 (52) | 15 (48) | .22 |
| Advised don’t stop without calling | 12 (57) | 9 (43) | .14 | 10 (48) | 11 (52) | .16 |
| Asked about prior experience w/meds | 14 (78) | 4 (22) | .43 | 11 (61) | 7 (39) | .47 |
| Advised to schedule pleasant activities | 6 (46) | 7 (54) | .08 | 6 (46) | 7 (54) | .59 |
| Benefits of Treatment | 38 (±20) | 39 (±14) | .86 | 33 (±15) | 45 (±19) | .04** |
| Mental Health Inventory | 16 (±4) | 15 (±4) | .53 | 16 (±4) | 15 (±4) | .27 |
* P < .01
** P < .05
χ2 analysis used for categorical variables, logistic regression for continuous variables.