Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

1

Age (years)^a

56.07 (1.5)

57.62 (1.3)

2

Male

64 (64)

71 (71)

3

Educated

90 (90)

88 (88)

4

Years of formal education^a

12.7 (0.4)

12.36 (0.4)

5

Urban residence

86 (86)

88 (88)

6

Number of pills prescribed daily^b

7 (4.5–9.5)

8 (6–10)

7

Distance from stroke physician^b (km)

9.9 (7.2–16.7)

11.6 (7.8–18.6)

8

Monthly cost of drugs^b (PKR)

12,000 (7500–18,000)

12,000 (7500–19,750)

9

Side effects

13 (13)

12 (12)

10

Use of alternate medicines

12 (12)

12 (12)

11

Missed physician appointments in last year

13 (13)

14 (14)

12

Dosing frequency once daily

5 (5)

4 (4)

Twice daily

60 (60)

66 (66)

Thrice daily

35 (35)

30 (30)

13

Use of pill boxes

15 (15)

16 (16)

14

Use of alarms as medication reminders

3 (3)

2 (2)

15

Baseline Morisky adherence score^b

7 (5.7–8)

7 (5.7–8)

16

Blessed dementia score^b

4.5 (2–7.2)

4 (2.5–7)

17

Social support scale^b

12 (7–18)

12 (6–18)

18

Ischemic stroke

83 (83)

84 (84)

19

Time since stroke^b

2 (1–5)

2 (1–4)