Food (n = 12) | Frozen (n = 11) | Milk (n = 15) | No food (n = 17) | |
100% adherence | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Overall mean adherence rate | 65% | 63% | 77% | 62% |
Overall median adherence rate | 75% | 63% | 78% | 68% |
All reasons for non-adherencea,b | Food (n = 11) | Frozen (n = 9) | Milk (n = 12) | No Food (n = 15) |
Forgot | 9 [81.80%] | 7 [77.8%] | 9 [75.0%] | 13 [86.7%] |
Adverse effect | 1 | 2 | – | 2 |
Did not want to take | – | 1 | 1 | 3 [20.0%] |
Hard to swallow | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
Pill burden | 5 [45.50%] | 3 [33.3%] | 5 [41.7%] | 5 [33.3%] |
Other (reason given below) | ||||
Convenience | 4 [36.4%] | 2 | 2 | 4 [26.7%] |
Irregular diet | 1 | – | – | |
Milk availability | – | – | 4 [33.3%] | |
Freezing ability | – | 2 | – | |
Most common self-reported reason for non-adherenceb | Food (n = 11) | Frozen (n = 9) | Milk (n = 12) | No Food (n = 15) |
Forgot | 8 [72.7%] | 5 [55.6%] | 5 [41.7%] | 9 [60.0%] |
Adverse effect | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Did not want to take | – | – | – | 1 |
Hard to swallow | – | – | 1 | – |
Pill burden | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Other (reason given below) | ||||
Convenience | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Milk availability | – | – | 3 [25.0%] | – |
Freezing ability | – | 2 | – | – |