Table 4 Participants’ belief about hypertensive medications (n = 605)
Statements | SA | A | U | D | SD | 50th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Necessity Domain | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
My health at present depends on my hypertensive medications | 219 (36.2) | 297 (49.1) | 13 (2.1) | 26 (4.3) | 50 (8.3) | 4 |
My life would be impossible without my hypertensive medications | 23 (3.8) | 57 (9.4) | 86 (14.2) | 187 (30.9) | 252 (41.7) | 2 |
Without my hypertensive medications, I would be very ill | 75 (12.4) | 166 (27.4) | 87 (14.4) | 131 (21.7) | 146 (24.1) | 3 |
My health in the future will depend on my hypertensive medications | 123 (20.3) | 259 (42.8) | 74 (12.2) | 72 (11.9) | 77 (12.7) | 4 |
My hypertensive medications protect me from becoming worse | 254 (42.0) | 240 (39.7) | 28(4.6) | 52 (8.6) | 31 (5.1) | 4 |
Concern Domain | ||||||
Having to take hypertensive medications worries me | 167 (27.6) | 183 (30.2) | 24 (4.0) | 88 (14.5) | 143 (23.6) | 4 |
I sometimes worry about the long term effects of my hypertension medication | 14 (2.3) | 63 (10.4) | 164 (27.1) | 173 (28.6) | 191 (31.6) | 2 |
My hypertensive medications disrupts my life | 9 (1.5) | 38 (6.3) | 119 (19.7) | 188 (31.1) | 251 (41.5) | 2 |
I sometimes worry about becoming too dependent on my hypertensive medications | 22 (3.6) | 98 (16.2) | 202 (33.4) | 137 (22.6) | 146 (24.1) | 3 |
Cut off | n (%) | Remark | ||||
Necessity Domain | ||||||
Score > 50% | 558 (92.2) | “Stronger” belief | ||||
Score ≤ 50% | 47 (7.8) | “Weaker” belief | ||||
Concern Domain | ||||||
Score > 50% | 251 (41.5) | “Stronger” concern | ||||
Score ≤ 50% | 354 (58.5) | “Weaker” concern | ||||
Differential | ||||||
Score > 0 | 497 (82.1) | “Stronger” belief about necessity | ||||
Score < 0 | 103 (17.0) | More concern for side effect/adverse effect | ||||
Score = 0 | 5 (0.8) | Equal concern for necessity and side effect | ||||