“…For example, there is no agreement on which subgroup makes a difference in terms of age, sex, level of education, and availability of social support. [11][12][13]16,17 Some of the factors affecting MA include advanced age, smoking, too many prescribed medications, frequency of daily doses, beliefs about medicines, 18 the severity of the stroke, 10 side effects of medicines, 3,[9][10][11] poor perception of the illness, 10 low level of knowledge about medication therapy, 9,11,15 depression, 11 2 or more strokes, 12 low perception of medication requirement, and poor doctor-patient communication. 16 Although there is no study examining the relationship between the MA of patients with stroke and their beliefs about medication in Turkey, a study examining the daily living activity levels of patients with stroke and their MA has been found.…”