Table 3 Adherence in medication-taking—assessed from different perspectives

Assessment of patient

 Taking medication always or almost always as prescribed

n = 113 (88 %)

Deviation in prescription data (n = 109)

 Less than 10 %

n = 93 (85 %)

 10–20 %

n = 9 (8 %)

 More than 20 %

n = 7 (6 %)

5 point scale ranging from “1” “very reliable” to “5” “not reliable at all”:

Assessment of oncologists (n = 63)

 Mean value

1.1

Assessment of caregivers (n = 63)

 Mean value

1.2