Patient Perspectives on Factors Influencing Medication Adherence Among People with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and CHD Risk Factors

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Table 1 Example of How Thematic Analysis Was Used

Analysis Steps		Definition/Quotation
Question from interview guide	Can you tell me about your experiences with filling prescriptions? (Probes: cost factors, wait time, relationship with pharmacist, insurance, transportation to pharmacies)
Broad code created	Cost	Anything related to cost: type of insurance, co-pays, additional charges, financial difficulties
Fine codes created	Co-pays	High co-pays, Low co-pays, affordable co-pays, not able to afford co-pays, other mentions of co-pays
	Additional charges	Any other additional charge
	Financial difficulties	Financial difficulties in paying for medications, financial difficulties in paying for things other than medications
	No cost issue	Participant has no issues with cost
Corresponding Theme from World Health Organization Multidimensional Adherence Model	Economic Factors
Sub-theme	Economic Influences	See sometimes you run out and you go to the pharmacy and the insurance won’t pay for the medication and then you have to wait until the insurance pays for the medication. (Male, Black, 60–69 years age group)

Table 2 Characteristics of the Study Participants (N =18)

Characteristics
Age (mean ± SD)	57.7 ± 8.0
Black (n, %)	13 (72.2)
Women (n, %)	8 (44.4)
<College graduate (n, %)	11 (61.1)
Employed (n, %)	12 (66.7)
Health insurance (n, %)	18 (100)
Prescription drug coverage (n, %)	18 (100)
Area of residence (n, %)
Urban	8 (44.4)
Suburban	9 (50.0)
Rural	1 (5.6)
Self-reported diabetes (n, %)	14 (77.8)
Self-reported hypertension (n, %)	12 (66.7)
Self-reported dyslipidemia (n, %)	11 (61.1)
Self-reported coronary heart disease (n, %)	8 (44.4)