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Table 2 Beliefs about necessity and concerns between minimal-mild and moderate-severe patients (n = 210)

From: Lack of patient education is risk factor of disease flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in China

Necessity Scale

n (%) agreeing or strongly agreeing

Concern Scale

n (%) agreeing or strongly agreeing

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)

   
  1. Abbreviations: BMQ beliefs about medicines questionnaire, SIMS the satisfaction with information about medicines scale