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Table 8 Descriptive statistics for all scales (N = 225) of the “Full path model”

From: Analyzing the effects of barriers to and facilitators of medication adherence among patients with cardiometabolic diseases: a structural equation modeling approach

Factor

Theoretical range

M

S.D

Skewnessc

Physician–patient relationshipa

1–4

3.47

.46

-1.28***

Reservationsb

1–4

2.15

.77

.39*

Fear of side effectsb

1–4

2.23

.82

.25

Individual decisionsb

1–4

1.38

.56

1.45***

Avoidance of drug side effectsb

1–4

1.45

.73

1.47***

Insecurityb

1–4

2.04

.81

.45**

Falsified patient informationb

1–4

1.21

.47

2.52***

Carelessnessb

1–4

1.10

.31

3.63***

Drug intake in publicb

1–4

1.67

.81

1.32***

  1. M Mean, S.D. Standard deviation
  2. aHigh value correspond to a ‘‘good’’ Physician–patient relationship
  3. bHigh values correspond to a high degree of barriers to medication adherence
  4. c*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01,***p < 0 .001