Table 3 Responses for each question in the Medication Adherence Report Scale
|  | Items of the Medication Adherence Report Scale, © Professor Rob Horne. N = 280 | Always | Often | Not sure | Rarely | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | I forget to take my medicines | 3 (1.1%) | 14 (5%) | 43 (15.4%) | 88 (31.4%) | 132 (47.1%) |
2 | I alter the dose of my medicines | 2 (0.7%) | 5 (1.8%) | 26 (9.3%) | 43 (15.4%) | 204 (72.8%) |
3 | I stopped taking my medicines for a while | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (2.1%) | 23 (8.2%) | 41 (14.6%) | 209 (74.7%) |
4 | I decided to skip a dose | 3 (1.1%) | 4 (1.4%) | 16 (5.7%) | 31 (11.1%) | 226 (80.7%) |
5 | I take less than instructed | 1 (0.4%) | 5 (1.8%) | 14 (5%) | 24 (8.6%) | 236 (84.3%) |