Table 5 Medication satisfaction rate
Medication Satisfaction (How much did you satisfy with the hypertensive drug treatment during last 8 weeks?) | STEP I (Baseline) | STEP II (Baseline) | STEP II (4 weeks) | STEP II (8 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 12,223 | 2023 | 1928 | 1827 |
Extremely dissatisfied, 1 point, n (%) | 68 (0.6) | 25 (1.3) | 11 (0.6) | 12 (0.7) |
Very dissatisfied, 2 points, n (%) | 162 (1.3) | 109 (5.4) | 22 (1.1) | 13 (0.7) |
Somewhat dissatisfied, 3 Points, n (%) | 718 (5.9) | 563 (27.8) | 90 (4.7) | 44 (2.4) |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 4 points, n (%) | 1881 (15.4) | 855 (42.3) | 392 (20.3) | 244 (13.4) |
Somewhat satisfied, 5 points, n (%) | 2250 (18.4) | 205 (10.1) | 653 (33.9) | 582 (31.9) |
Very satisfied, 6 points, n (%) | 4370 (35.8) | 173 (8.6) | 619 (32.1) | 748 (41.0) |
Extremely satisfied, 7 points, n (%) | 2774 (22.7) | 93 (4.6) | 141 (7.3) | 184 (10.1) |
Mean ± SD | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.2 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.4 ± 1.0 |
p-value | < 0.0001a | < 0.0001b |