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Table 2 Degree of helpfulness of a new medication for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

From: Patient preferences concerning the efficacy and side-effect profile of schizophrenia medications: a survey of patients living with schizophrenia

Quality

N

Most important, %

Very important, %

Somewhat important, %

Not important, %

How well medication treats my schizophrenia

250

66.0

27.6

4.4

2.0

If I’m actively having symptoms

250

49.6

30.8

10.4

9.2

Side effects of medication

250

45.6

38.0

12.8

3.6

How easy the medication is to take

250

38.4

29.2

21.2

11.2

Somebody reminds me or gives me the medication

250

29.6

25.2

20.4

24.8

  1. Source: Survey Question 4. When you are deciding whether to take a medicine that has been prescribed to you, how important is each of the following factors?