Table 4: Total, indirect and direct effects of the multiple mediation model.

Predictors

Results

BMQ

MARS-A (De-Te)

ACT (De-Te)

MARS-A (le x BMQ)

ACT (le x BMQ)

β

β

β

β (CI 95%)

β (CI 95%)

IPQ-R. PC/TC

0.101

0.000, 0.025

0.553, 0.561

0.025 (-0.165, 0.123)

0.008 (-0.021, 0.065)

IPQ-R. TC/CO

0.483

0.171, 0.292

0.000, 0.084

0.121 (0.006, 0.341)

0.084 (-0.011, 0.319)

BMQ = beliefs about medicines questionnaire-specific.

MARS-A = medication adherence report scale-asthma.

ACT = asthma control test.

IPQ-R = illness perception questionnaire-revised.

De = direct effects.

Te = total effects.

le = indirect effects.

CI = confidence interval. IPQ-R.

PC/TC = personal control and treatment control.

IPQ-R. TC/CO = timeline chronic and coherence.