ASK-20 components | Baseline (n = 36) | End (n = 36) | P* | P‡ | ||||
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Score | Barriers | Score | Barriers | |||||
Mean | SD | n (%) | Mean | SD | n (%) | |||
Lifestyle | ||||||||
 Q1 I just forget to take my medicines some of the time. | 1.83 | 1.26 | 7 (19.4) | 1.61 | 1.03 | 4 (11.1) | 0.42 | 1.0 |
 Q2 I run out of my medicine because I don’t get refills on time. | 1.28 | 0.84 | 2 (5.6) | 1.06 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.53 |
 Q3 My use of alcohol gets in the way of taking my medicines. | 1.11 | 0.39 | 0 | 1.06 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.47 | 1.0 |
 Q4 I worry about how medicine will affect my sexual health. | 1.03 | 0.16 | 0 | 1.03 | 0.16 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Q5 I sometimes forget things that are important to me. | 2.25 | 1.34 | 8 (22.2) | 1.67 | 0.94 | 3 (8.3) | 0.04 | < 0.001 |
 Q6 I have felt sad, down, or blue during the past month. | 1.92 | 1.30 | 3 (8.3) | 1.36 | 0.85 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.29 |
Attitudes and Beliefs | ||||||||
 Q7 I feel confident that each one of my medicines will help me. | 2.17 | 1.32 | 11 (30.6) | 1.36 | 0.58 | 1(2.8) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
 Q8 I know if I am reaching my health goals. | 3.08 | 1.21 | 24 (66.7) | 1.72 | 0.65 | 4 (11.1) | < 0.0001 | < 0.001 |
Help from Others | ||||||||
 Q9 I have someone I can call with questions about my medicines. | 2.75 | 1.44 | 12 (33.3) | 1.42 | 0.60 | 0 | < 0.0001 | 0.01 |
Talking with the Healthcare Team | ||||||||
 Q10 I understand my doctor’s/pharmacist’s instructions about the medicines I take. | 1.81 | 0.91 | 5 (13.9) | 1.61 | 0.89 | 3 (8.3) | 0.37 | 1.0 |
 Q11 My doctor/pharmacists and I work together to make decisions. | 3.56 | 1.48 | 23 (63.9) | 1.50 | 0.69 | 2 (5.56) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 Q12 I am able to read and understand pill bottle labels. | 2.19 | 1.24 | 13 (36.4) | 1.42 | 0.83 | 3 (8.3) | 0.003 | 0.13 |
Taking Medicines | ||||||||
 Q13 Taking medicines more than once a day is inconvenient. | 2.56 | 1.44 | 11 (30.6) | 1.39 | 0.76 | 1 (2.8) | < 0.0001 | 0.24 |
 Q14 I have to take too many medicines a day. | 2.33 | 1.35 | 8 (22.2) | 1.39 | 0.76 | 2 (5.6) | < 0.001 | 0.30 |
 Q15 It is hard for me swallow the pills I have to take. | 1.56 | 0.68 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.36 | 0 | < 0.001 | 1.0 |
Have you … | ||||||||
 Q16 Taken a medicine more or less often than prescribed? | 1.78 | 1.36 | 6 (16.7) | 1.28 | 0.69 | 3 (8.3) | 0.06 | 1.0 |
 Q17 Skipped or stopped taking a medicine because you didn’t think it was working? | 1.42 | 1.01 | 4 (11.1) | 1.03 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.29 |
 Q18 Skipped or stopped taking a medicine because it made you feel bad? | 1.28 | 0.84 | 2 (5.6) | 1.06 | 0.16 | 1 (2.8) | 0.15 | 1.0 |
 Q19 Skipped, stopped, not refilled, or taken less medicine because of the cost? | 1.03 | 0.16 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 1.0 |
 Q20 Not had medicine with you when it was time to take it? | 1.92 | 1.30 | 5 (13.9) | 1.11 | 0.31 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.15 |