Table 3: Correlation analysis between IPQ-R, BMQ, MARS-A and ACT variables. |
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Instruments/variables |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
IPQ-R |
1. Timeline chronic |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2. Personal Control |
0.070 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
3. Treatment Control |
-0.026 |
0.383** |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
4. Coherence |
0.148* |
0.240** |
0.075 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
BMQ |
5. Necessity |
0.169** |
0.114 |
0.191** |
-0.010 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6. Concern |
-0.012 |
-0.127* |
-0.068 |
-0.429** |
0.226** |
— |
— |
— |
|
7. DNP |
0.142* |
0.177** |
0.214** |
0.344** |
0.540** |
-0.634** |
— |
— |
|
MARS-A |
8. Adherence |
0.156* |
0.048 |
-0.017 |
0.232** |
0.193** |
-0.242** |
0.351** |
— |
ACT |
9. Asthma Control |
0.047 |
0.345** |
0.149* |
0.204** |
-0.127* |
-0.286** |
0.125* |
0.215** |
IPQ-R = illness perception questionnaire-revised. BMQ = beliefs about medicines questionnaire-specific. MARS-A = medication adherence report scale-asthma. ACT = asthma control test. DNP = necessity-worry differential. * p ≤ 0.05. ** p ≤ 0.01. |