Identifying problems in taking medicines

During the week, did you miss or were you late in taking your medicine because:
1. You felt good and decided you didn't need your medicine.
Often	Sometimes	Never
2. You felt good and forgot.
Often	Sometimes	Never
3. You were involved in an activity and forgot.
Often	Sometimes	Never
4. You were interrupted and forgot.
Often	Sometimes	Never
5. There was a planned change in your normal routine.
Often	Sometimes	Never
6. There was some unexpected change in your normal routine.
Often	Sometimes	Never
7. Your medicine caused you to be sick (side effects).
Often	Sometimes	Never
8. You ran out of medicine.
Often	Sometimes	Never
9. You felt the medicine may not work as well if you used it too much.
Often	Sometimes	Never
10. You felt that the medicine wasn't working.
Often	Sometimes	Never
11. It was inconvenient.
Often	Sometimes	Never
12. You were confused about what medicine you should take.
Often	Sometimes	Never
Look back over your week's records and your answers to the questions above. Use this information to identify the problems you have most often in taking medicine as prescribed.

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