Medication adherence support of an in-home electronic medication dispensing system for individuals living with chronic conditions: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Baseline and six-month comparison of self-reported scores

Question	Baseline					6-month
Question	Intervention (n = 23)	Control (n = 25)	U	Z	P-value	Intervention (n = 16)	Control (n = 15)	U	Z	P-value
In the last 30 days, did you find it challenging to take your medication(s) on time?^a
Median (IQR)	3.00 2	3.00 1	185.5	−2.21	0.03^d	1.00 2	2.00 2	99.5	−0.87	0.38
In the last 30 days, did you miss taking any medication(s)?^a
Median (IQR)	2.00 2	3.00 2	207.5	−1.74	0.08	1.00 1	2.00 1	64.0	−2.49	0.01^d
In the last 30 days, please rate your medication adherence (taking your medication on time) on a scale of 1 to 10.^b
Median (IQR)	8.00 2	7.00 4	184.5	−2.16	0.03^d	9.00 2	9.00 3	100.0	−0.83	0.41
In general, how would you say your health is in the last 30 days?^c
Median (IQR)	2.00 1	2.00 1	218.5	−1.58	0.12	3.00 1	2.00 2	86.0	−1.41	0.16

IQR Interquartile Range
^aLikert scale was used to obtain occurrence scores (1 = Never; 2 = Rarely; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Often; 5 = Always)
^bLikert scale was used to obtain adherence scores (1 = Least Adherent; 10 = Most Adherent)
^cLikert scale was used to obtain health status quality scores (1 = Poor; 2 = Fair; 3 = Good; 4 = Very Good; 5 = Excellent)
^dSignificant differences at 95% confidence level

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