MARS-5 Mean (SD) Range
Item I forget to take my medication I alter the dose of my medication I stop taking my medication for a while I decide to miss out a dose of my medication
I take less of my medication than instructed Total
4.61 (0.63) 4.98 (0.20) 4.97 (0.22) 4.94 (0.31) 4.96 (0.24) 24.46 (1.61) 2-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 14-25
Primary cut-off score <24 Non-adherence (n=9) Adherence (n=91) 21.7 (2.40) 24.7 (0.44) 16-23 24-25
Cut-off score <23 Non-adherence (n=3) Adherence (n=97) 19 (6.63) 24.6 (0.44) 16-22 23-25
Cut-off score <25 Non-adherence (n=33) Adherence (n=67) 23.4 (1.60) 25.0 (0.00) 16-24 25-25