Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 30)
From: Medication adherence perspectives in haemodialysis patients: a qualitative study
Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age, in years | 69.6 ± 11.0 |
40–59 | 5 (16.7) |
60–79 | 18 (60.0) |
≥ 80 | 7 (23.3) |
Gender, male | 23 (76.7) |
Marital status, married | 17 (56.7) |
Living with family | 18 (60.0) |
Level of education, ≥ high school | 24 (80.0) |
Smoking history, non-smoker | 24 (80.0) |
Number of medicines prescribed | 11.4 ± 4.3 |
1–5 | 4 (13.3) |
6–10 | 7 (23.3) |
≥ 11 | 19 (63.3) |
Daily pill burden | 16.0 ± 6.1 |
1–9 | 4 (13.3) |
10–19 | 15 (50.0) |
≥ 20 | 11 (36.7) |
Years on dialysis | 4.1 ± 4.1 |
< 1 | 6 (20.0) |
1–5 | 17 (56.7) |
≥ 6 | 7 (23.3) |
Hospitalization (past 1 year)b | 22 (73.3) |
Dialysis session missedb | 5 (16.7) |
Diabetes | 7 (23.3) |
Hypertension | 17 (56.7) |
Cardiovascular disease | 16 (53.3) |
Adherence to medicationa | |
Adherent | 13 (43.3) |
Nonadherent | 17 (56.7) |