Table 2 The Mean (SD) Scores of Medication Adherence, Illness Perception, and Acceptance of Illness along with correlation between them (n = 280)
Variable | Medication Adherence | Illness Perception | Acceptance of Illness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Possible Scores | 0–8 | 8–80 | 8–40 | ||||||
Observed Scores | 0–8 | 28–80 | 8–27 | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 6.16 ± 1.46 | 51.82 ± 7.58 | 16.98 ± 4.75 | ||||||
Category | Low (< 6) | Medium (6–7) | High (8) | Low (0–27) | Moderate (28–55) | High (56–80) | Low (< 20) | Moderate (20–30) | High (> 30) |
N (%) | 109 (38.9) | 100 (35.7) | 71 (25.4) | --- | 204 (72.9) | 76 (27.1) | 209 (74.6) | 71 (25.4) | --- |
Correlations among outcome variables | Â | ||||||||
Medication Adherence | 1 | -0.022 | 0.435** | ||||||
Illness Perception | -0.022 | 1 | 0.107 | ||||||
Acceptance of Illness | 0.435** | 0.107 | 1 | ||||||