|
Variable
|
Control group
|
Intervention group
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
N = 435
|
%
|
N = 763
|
%
|
|---|
|
Medication adherence history
| | |
|
Have you ever NOT adhered to medication prescriptions?
|
0.828
|
|
Seldom
|
383
|
88.1
|
675
|
88.5
| |
|
Often
|
52
|
12.0
|
88
|
11.5
| |
|
Delayed doses
|
|
No
|
86
|
19.8
|
117
|
15.3
| |
|
Yes
|
349
|
80.2
|
646
|
84.7
| |
|
Missed doses
|
|
No
|
245
|
56.3
|
411
|
53.9
| |
|
Yes
|
190
|
43.7
|
352
|
46.13
| |
|
Socioeconomic status
|
|
Gender
| | | | |
0.574
|
|
Male
|
211
|
48.5
|
383
|
50.2
| |
|
Female
|
224
|
51.5
|
380
|
49.8
| |
|
Age (years)
| | | | |
0.085
|
|
20 ~ 34
|
96
|
22.1
|
162
|
21.2
| |
|
35 ~ 49
|
135
|
31.0
|
227
|
29.8
| |
|
50 ~ 64
|
146
|
33.6
|
229
|
30.0
| |
| ≧ 65 |
58
|
13.3
|
145
|
19.0
| |
|
Education level
| | | | |
< .001
|
| ≧ Elementary |
27
|
6.2
|
34
|
4.5
| |
|
Junior High School
|
52
|
12.0
|
65
|
8.5
| |
|
High School
|
89
|
20.2
|
275
|
36.0
| |
|
College
|
91
|
20.9
|
151
|
19.8
| |
|
University
|
135
|
31.0
|
179
|
23.5
| |
|
Graduate school or above
|
41
|
9.4
|
59
|
7.7
| |
|
Occupation
| | | | |
0.026
|
|
Unemployed
|
26
|
6.0
|
22
|
2.9
| |
|
Military
|
1
|
0.2
|
3
|
0.4
| |
|
Civil servant
|
45
|
10.3
|
57
|
7.5
| |
|
Teacher
|
33
|
7.6
|
49
|
6.4
| |
|
Student
|
29
|
6.7
|
38
|
5.0
| |
|
Housekeeper
|
60
|
13.8
|
103
|
13.1
| |
|
Self-employed
|
67
|
15.4
|
116
|
15.2
| |
|
Medicine
|
10
|
2.3
|
46
|
6.0
| |
|
Retired
|
33
|
7.6
|
78
|
10.2
| |
|
Freelancer
|
16
|
3.7
|
37
|
4.9
| |
|
Services
|
57
|
13.1
|
103
|
13.5
| |
|
Worker
|
47
|
10.8
|
95
|
12.5
| |
|
A.F.F.H.
|
3
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.3
| |
|
Other
|
8
|
1.8
|
14
|
1.8
| |
|
Variable
|
Control group
|
Intervention group
|
p-value
|
|
N = 435
|
%
|
N = 763
|
%
|
|
Average monthly household income
| |
0.025
|
| ≦ 30,000 NTD |
94
|
21.6
|
122
|
16.0
| |
|
30,001-60,000 NTD
|
110
|
25.3
|
193
|
25.3
| |
|
60,001-90,000 NTD
|
93
|
21.4
|
152
|
19.9
| |
|
90,001-120,000 NTD
|
34
|
7.8
|
80
|
10.5
| |
|
120,001-150,000 NTD
|
28
|
6.4
|
82
|
10.8
| |
| ≧ 15,0001 NTD |
71
|
16.3
|
125
|
16.4
| |
|
Missing data
|
5
|
1.2
|
9
|
1.2
| |
|
Marital status
| | | | |
< .001
|
|
Single
|
108
|
24.8
|
178
|
23.3
| |
|
Married
|
259
|
59.5
|
409
|
53.6
| |
|
Divorced/Separated
|
48
|
11.0
|
156
|
20.5
| |
|
Widowed
|
20
|
4.6
|
19
|
2.5
| |
|
Missing data
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.1
| |
|
Living status
| | | | |
0.735
|
|
Live with spouse only
|
59
|
13.6
|
114
|
14.9
| |
|
Live with children only
|
81
|
18.6
|
162
|
21.2
| |
|
Live with spouse and children
|
138
|
31.7
|
225
|
29.5
| |
|
Live alone
|
42
|
9.7
|
71
|
9.3
| |
|
Other
|
115
|
26.4
|
191
|
25.0
| |
|
Medical history
| | | | | |
|
Heart disease
|
79
|
18.2
|
142
|
18.6
|
0.847
|
|
Hypertension
|
120
|
27.6
|
197
|
25.8
|
0.505
|
|
Dialysis
|
2
|
0.5
|
11
|
1.4
|
0.115
|
|
Stroke
|
51
|
11.7
|
45
|
5.9
|
0.121
|
|
Peptic ulcer
|
39
|
9.0
|
73
|
9.6
|
0.731
|
|
Thyroid disease
|
42
|
9.7
|
36
|
4.7
|
< .001
|
|
Chronic kidney disease
|
9
|
2.1
|
13
|
1.7
|
0.651
|
|
Hyperlipidemia
|
16
|
3.7
|
32
|
4.2
|
0.662
|
|
Diabetes
|
88
|
20.2
|
141
|
18.5
|
0.459
|
|
Gynecology disease
|
3
|
0.7
|
8
|
1.1
|
0.531
|
|
Asthma/Emphysema
|
9
|
2.1
|
15
|
2.0
|
0.903
|
|
Urinary disease
|
7
|
1.6
|
8
|
1.1
|
0.401
|
|
Cancer
|
4
|
0.9
|
2
|
0.3
|
< .001
|
|
Chronic liver disease
|
20
|
4.6
|
42
|
5.5
|
0.496
|
|
Gout
|
19
|
4.4
|
17
|
2.2
|
0.037
|
|
Pneumonia
|
8
|
1.8
|
3
|
0.4
|
0.012
|
|
Mental or psychiatric disease
|
14
|
3.2
|
11
|
1.4
|
0.039
|
|
Immunity disease
|
3
|
0.7
|
12
|
1.6
|
0.186
|
|
Others
|
105
|
24.1
|
190
|
24.9
|
0.768
|
- NTD: New Taiwan dollar; A.F.F.H: agricultural, forestry, fishery or husbandry.
