Reported adherence by patients to their new medicine (measured using the NMS question) showing response combinations for patients providing adherence data at both 10 and 26-week time points (n=305)
| 26-week response (n) | |||||
| Normal practice | NMS intervention | ||||
| Non-adherent | Adherent | Non-adherent | Adherent | ||
| 10-week response (n) | Non-adherent | 55 | 10 | 27 | 17 |
| Adherent | 10 | 84 | 19 | 83 | |
| OR (95% CI; two-sided p value)* | 1.00 (0.37 to 2.68; 1.0) | 0.89 (0.44 to 1.82; 0.87) | |||
*Repeated measures McNemar’s test, OR>1 indicates improved adherence from 10 to 26 weeks, OR=1 no change, OR<1 deteriorated adherence.
NMS, New Medicine Service