Medication users (n = 10,231) | ||
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n | % | |
In need of more information about own medications | ||
Yes | 1,637 | 16.0 |
No | 8,594 | 84.0 |
Number of medications | ||
0 | 1,095 | 10.7 |
1–4 | 7,200 | 70.4 |
5–8 | 1,702 | 16.6 |
9–12 | 207 | 2.0 |
≥ 13 | 27 | 0.3 |
Importance of own medications | ||
Not important at all | 227 | 2.2 |
Not very important | 701 | 6.9 |
Important | 4,833 | 47.2 |
Very important | 4,414 | 43.1 |
Concern about own medications | ||
Not at all concerned | 8,141 | 79.6 |
Concerned | 1,937 | 18.9 |
Very concerned | 97 | 0.9 |
Blood pressure lowering medications | ||
Currently | 3,716 | 36.3 |
Previously, not now | 333 | 3.3 |
Never used | 5,989 | 58.5 |
Cholesterol lowering medications | ||
Currently | 2,524 | 24.7 |
Previously, not now | 409 | 4.0 |
Never used | 7,023 | 68.6 |
Medications for heart diseasea | ||
Currently | 2,029 | 19.8 |
Previously, not now | 270 | 2.6 |
Never used | 7,544 | 73.7 |
Insulin | ||
Currently | 243 | 2.4 |
Previously, not now | 49 | 0.5 |
Never used | 9,538 | 93.5 |
Tablets for diabetes | ||
Currently | 569 | 5.6 |
Previously, not now | 89 | 0.9 |
Never used | 9,228 | 90.2 |
Medications for hypothyroidism | ||
Currently | 1,147 | 11.2 |
Previously, not now | 85 | 0.8 |
Never used | 8,647 | 84.5 |
Diuretics | ||
Currently | 709 | 6.9 |
Previously, not now | 411 | 4.0 |
Never used | 8,655 | 84.6 |
Use of online services for advice on health and disease issues: | ||
Applications (apps) | ||
Once | 204 | 2.0 |
A few times | 912 | 8.9 |
Often | 174 | 1.7 |
Never | 8,518 | 83.3 |
Search engines (e.g., Google) | ||
Once | 769 | 7.5 |
A few times | 3,473 | 33.9 |
Often | 551 | 5.4 |
Never | 5,191 | 50.7 |
Social media (e.g., Facebook) | ||
Once | 123 | 1.2 |
A few times | 474 | 4.6 |
Often | 161 | 1.6 |
Never | 8,820 | 86.2 |
Video services (e.g., YouTube) | ||
Once | 110 | 1.2 |
A few times | 309 | 3.2 |
Often | 48 | 0.5 |
Never | 9,081 | 95.1 |