Assessment of Patients’ Views on Drug Benefits and Risks: An Interview Study with Cardiovascular Patients

Table 3

Differences in the PHQ-4-score in patients depending on their answers in the interview.

Questions	PHQ-4 score (median (Q25/Q75)) in patients who answered the questions affirmatively	PHQ-4 score (median (Q25/Q75)) in patients who answered the questions negatively	value^†
Are you worried about (the respective risk)?/Does (the respective risk) bother you?^††	3 (1/6) ntotal = 63	1.5 (1/3) ntotal = 22	0.016
Are you motivated by (the respective benefits) to take a drug as prescribed?	2 (1/5) ntotal = 78	PHQ-4 = 2; 6; 6 ntotal = 3^†††	n.a.
Would you like to get more information on drug risks?	3 (1/6) ntotal = 26	2 (1/4) ntotal = 65	0.160
Would you like to get more information on drug benefits?	3 (1/6) ntotal = 41	2 (1/4) ntotal = 51	0.586

^†Determined by Mann–Whitney U test. ^††Due to the limited number of patients who took their medication other than prescribed because of a certain risk, a statistical analysis was not conducted. ^†††Not appropriate for statistical evaluation.