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Table 2 Adherence and clinical variables of participants (n = 50)

From: Evaluation of factors associated with medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder using a medication event monitoring system: a 6‐month follow‐up prospective study

Characteristics

Categories

n (%) or mean ± SD

Adherence measures

MEMS

85.69 ± 18.52

6-month changes in MEMS-measured adherence

−4.78 ± 31.69

Self-report

91.76 ± 12.15

Pill count

92.16 ± 13.04

Clinician rating

5.10 ± 0.58

Duration of illness (months)

 

67.50 ± 80.20

Number of recurrent episodes

 

2.34 ± 2.20

Number of hospital admissions

 

2.24 ± 1.83

Recent episode

Manic episode

44 (88)

Depressive episode

6 (12)

Number of total medication tablets per day

 

7.99 ± 4.59

Prescription duration (days)

 

38.88 ± 36.52

CGI-S score

 

2.84 ± 1.06

BPRS scores

Affect

5.04 ± 4.17

Positive symptoms

3.30 ± 4.64

Negative symptoms

2.36 ± 2.53

Resistance

2.26 ± 3.50

Activation

2.34 ± 2.40

Total score

15.30 ± 12.82

YMRS score

 

6.60 ± 7.48

HAM-D score

 

8.68 ± 7.65

MSPSS score

 

60.92 ± 14.07

DAI score

 

3.40 ± 4.24

MDIS score

 

8.94 ± 2.32

UKU-SERS scores

Sleepiness, sedation

0.59 ± 0.79

Weight gain

0.42 ± 0.76

  1. SD standard deviation, MEMS medication event monitoring system, CGI-S Clinical Global Impressions-Severity, BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, YMRS Young Mania Rating Scale, HAM-D Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, MSPSS Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, DAI Drug Attitude Inventory, MDIS Mood Disorders Insight Scale, UKU-SERS Udvalg for Kliniske Undersøgelser Side Effect Rating Scale