Table 2 Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) questionnaire (N = 113 non-adherent participants)

1

Do you ever forget to take your medication?

80

72.1

2

Are you careless at time about taking your medication?

57

51.4

3

When you feel better, do you sometimes stop taking your medication?

40

36.0

4

Sometimes if you feel worse when you take the medication, do you stop taking it?

33

29.7

5

I take medication only when I am sick

39

35.1

6

It is unnatural for my mind and body to be controlled by medication

62

55.9

7

My thoughts are clear on medication

31

27.9

8

By staying on medication, I can prevent getting sick

33

29.7

9

I feel weird, like a “zombie” on medication

45

40.5

10

Medication makes me feel tired and sluggish

43

38.7