Necessity Scale | n (%) agreeing or strongly agreeing | Concern Scale | n (%) agreeing or strongly agreeing | ||
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Minimal-Mild n = 148 | Moderate-Severe n = 62 | Minimal-Mild n = 148 | Moderate-Severe n = 62 | ||
At present, my health depends on medication | 113 (76.35) | 52 (83.87) | Having to take medicines worries me | 86 (58.11) | 42 (67.74) |
My life would be impossible without medication | 93 (62.84) | 47 (75.81) | I sometimes worry about the long-term effects of my medicines | 110(74.32) | 57 (91.94) |
Without medication I become very ill | 120 (81.08) | 53 (85.48) | My medicines disrupt my life | 47 (31.76) | 36 (58.06) |
My future health depends on medication | 113 (76.35) | 52 (83.87) | My medicines disrupt my life | 51 (34.46) | 26 (41.94) |
Medication protects me | 133 (79.12) | 57 (91.94) | I sometimes worry about becoming too dependent on my medicines | 85 (67.43) | 48 (77.42) |
Score of BMQ-Necessity, mean (SD) | 19.23 (3.73) | 19.56 (3.50) | Score of BMQ-Concern, mean (SD) | 16.01 (3.86) | 17.60 (3.29) |
Score of BMQ, mean (SD) | 3.21 (5.57) | 1.97 (4.96) | Â | Â | Â |