Table 4 Means in quality of life scores between adherence and its precursors.
ADHERENCE AND ITS PRECURSORS | QUALITY OF LIFE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Psychological | Level of independence | Social relationships | Environment | Spirituality/Religion/Personal beliefs | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Treatment Adherence Behaviour | ||||||
Good | 67.5 (16.3) | 70.4 (14.9) | 64.4 (14.7) | 73.0 (11.7) | 69.4 (11.2) | 74.8 (20.5) |
Poor | 63.5 (17.4) | 67.2 (13.4) | 62.9 (13.3) | 70.4 (11.6) | 66.7 (9.8) | 73.8 (16.3) |
Combination of knowledge and attitude | ||||||
Good | 71.5 (15.7)† | 74.3 (11.3)† | 66.8 (12.5)† | 74.9 (9.5)† | 71.7 (8.1)† | 78.6 (17.3)† |
Poor | 62.3 (17.2)† | 66.1 (13.8)† | 62.2 (13.7)† | 69.8 (11.9)† | 66.0 (10.3)† | 72.7 (16.8)† |