Table 2 Clinical and demographical characteristics (N = 910).
From: Data on medication adherence in adults with neurological disorders: The NeuroGerAd study
Baseline data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metric parameters | M | SD | Range | CI 95% | Missing |
Age | 70.1 | 8.6 | 96.0 – 55.0 | 69.6; 70.7 | 0 |
Number of pills/day | 5.6 | 3.7 | 20.0 - 0 | 5.4; 5.9 | 67 |
SAMS | 6.3 | 7.9 | 72.0 - 0 | 5.8; 6.9 | 155 |
BDI | 9.9 | 7.5 | 49.0 - 0 | 9.4; 10.4 | 1 |
HCCQ-D | 5.6 | 1.1 | 7.0 – 0.9 | 5.5; 5.6 | 79 |
MoCA | 23.6 | 2.7 | 30.0 – 19.0 | 23.4; 23.8 | 0 |
Timed Up & Go (sec) | 10.5 | 4.3 | 37.0 – 5.0 | 10.1; 10.8 | 325* |
Categorical parameters | n | % | Missing | ||
Sex | female | 389 | 42.7 | 0 | |
male | 521 | 57.3 | |||
Marital status | single | 55 | 6.1 | 12 | |
widowed/divorced | 222 | 24.7 | |||
married | 621 | 69.2 | |||
Living situation | alone | 204 | 24.1 | 65 | |
not alone | 641 | 75.9 | |||
Education | high | 321 | 35.3 | 14 | |
middle | 313 | 34.4 | |||
low | 262 | 28.8 | |||
Occupation status | no work | 756 | 84.0 | 10 | |
working | 144 | 16.0 | |||
Diagnosis group | movement disorder | 303 | 33.3 | 0 | |
cerebrovascular disorder | 233 | 25.6 | |||
epilepsy | 48 | 5.3 | |||
neuromuscular | 168 | 18.5 | |||
others | 158 | 17.4 | |||
Preparation of medication | independent | 706 | 77.6 | 31 | |
needs help from others | 141 | 15.5 | |||
Regular use of | |||||
walking aids | Yes | 297 | 32.6 | 66 | |
visual aids | Yes | 596 | 65.5 | 67 | |
physiotherapy | Yes | 422 | 46.6 | 0 | |
occupational therapy | Yes | 134 | 14.7 | 0 | |
speech therapy | Yes | 59 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Follow up 1 month after discharge | n | % | Missing | ||
Medication change since discharge | Yes | 204 | 28.3 | 188 | |
No | 518 | 71.7 | |||
Follow up 12 months after discharge | n | % | Missing | ||
Medication change since discharge | Yes | 322 | 48.5 | 246 | |
No | 342 | 51.5 | |||
