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Table 4 Secondary outcomes

From: The effectiveness of daily SMS reminders in pharmaceutical care of older adults on improving patients’ adherence to antihypertensive medication (SPPA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Secondary outcome

Change in medians of MMAS-8

Mean adherence rate after 3 months

Mean change in systolic blood pressure

Domain

Self-reported medication adherence (MMAS-8 questionnaire)

Medication adherence (pill count)

Blood pressure (manometer)

Specific measurement variable

MMAS-8 (categorical, ordinal)

Adherence rate in % (numerical, continuous)

Systolic blood pressure in mmHg (numerical, continuous)

Analysis Metric

Change from baseline (Visit 1)

Final value (Visit 2)

Change from baseline (Visit 1)

Method of aggregation

Median

Mean

Mean

Time point of measurement

Visit 1

Visit 2

Visit 2

Visit 1

Visit 2