Impact of satisfaction with physician–patient communication on self-care and adherence in patients with hypertension: cross-sectional study

Table 3 Comparison of self-care and adherence levels between groups broken down by satisfaction with patient-provider communication

SC-HI	All patients N = 250		Poor communication (CAT 0–42)N = 34		Good communication (CAT 43–70) N = 216		p
SC-HI	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
Self-care maintenance	56.73	18.57	53.12	16.67	57.3	18.82	0.224*
Self-care management	64.17	21.18	56.62	22.54	65.36	20.77	0.059**
Self-care confidence	62.47	24.39	51.47	26.03	64.2	23.72	0.005**
ARMS [points]	16.63	4.6	18.88	5.76	16.28	4.3	0.104**

* Normal distribution in groups, Student’s t-test; ** lack of normal distribution in groups, Mann Whitney test, SD standard deviation, SC-HI The Self-Care of Hypertension Inventory, ARMS The Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale, CAT The Communication Assessment

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