Medication adherence support of an in-home electronic medication dispensing system for individuals living with chronic conditions: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Table 5 Self-reported rating scores of effectiveness and medication adherence during the study

Question	Baseline	Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6
Question	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate MDS effectiveness in helping you manage your medications in the last 30 days?^a
Intervention	N/A^c	n = 18 8.61 (2.23)	n = 14 8.93 (2.17)	n = 15 8.60 (2.23)	n = 15 8.67 (2.44)	n = 14 9.64 (0.50)	n = 16 9.25 (1.34)
On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current medication management method’s effectiveness in helping you manage your medications in the last 30 days? ^a
Control	N/A^c	n = 18 7.39 (2.17)	n = 17 7.59 (2.18)	n = 16 8.19 (2.04)	n = 13 6.92 (3.04)	n = 13 7.85 (2.58)	n = 15 7.80 (2.68)
In the last 30 days, please rate your medication adherence (taking your medication on time) on a scale of 1 to 10.^b
Intervention	n = 23 8.04 (1.61)	n = 18 9.61 (0.70)	n = 14 9.43 (0.76)	n = 15 9.13 (1.19)	n = 15 9.27 (1.10)	n = 14 9.07 (1.14)	n = 16 9.13 (0.81)
Control	n = 25 6.96 (1.72)	n = 19 7.74 (1.66)	n = 18 7.67 (1.78)	n = 17 7.41 (2.50)	n = 13 7.69 (2.02)	n = 12 7.83 (1.90)	n = 15 8.27 (2.09)

^aLikert scale was used to obtain effectiveness rating scores (1 = Extremely Ineffective; 10 = Extremely Effective)
^bLikert scale was used to obtain adherence scores (1 = Least Adherent; 10 = Most Adherent)
^cEffectiveness rating scores weren’t collected at baseline

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