Table 1
Perception of disease and treatment and adherence level
| Adherence level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n=84) | Medium (n=55) | Low (n=75) | p Value* | |
| * χ2adjusted for age, sex, and clinical status (symptomatic and asymptomatic). | ||||
| Perception of disease (No (%)) | ||||
| Enslaving | 30 (35.7) | 21 (38.2) | 20 (26.7) | 0.3 |
| Cruel | 26 (31.0) | 14 (25.4) | 23 (30.7) | 0.7 |
| Threatening | 23 (27.4) | 17 (30.9) | 22 (29.3) | 0.9 |
| Invasive | 24 (28.6) | 13 (23.6) | 20 (26.7) | 0.8 |
| Constructive | 12 (14.3) | 7 (12.7) | 17 (22.7) | 0.23 |
| Perception of therapy (No (%)) | ||||
| Protective | 42 (50.0) | 21 (38.2) | 25 (33.3) | 0.09 |
| Reliable | 37 (44.1) | 28 (50.9) | 20 (26.7) | 0.01 |
| Allied | 31 (36.9) | 23 (41.8) | 28 (37.3) | 0.82 |
| Exigent | 25 (29.8) | 18 (32.7) | 29 (38.7) | 0.49 |
| Enslaving | 17 (20.2) | 14 (25.4) | 29 (38.7) | 0.03 |
