Table 4 Correlates of the Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS)
Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 9.84 (5.53) | 0.141 |
Female | 7.70 (5.36) | |
Marital status | ||
Non-married | 11.73 (5.23) | < 0.001 |
Married | 6.44 (4.56) | |
Monthly income | ||
Low income | 10.06 (4.72) | 0.074 |
High income | 7.46 (6.02) | |
Type of chronic disease | ||
Heart disease | 5.81 (6.12) | 0.032 |
Hypertension | 8.30 (3.26) | |
Diabetes | 10.60 (4.06) | |
Lung disease | 14.00 (7.08) | |
Autoimmune | 9.15 (3.65) | |
Other diseases | 4.51 (4.28) |
r | P-value | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | − 0.390 | 0.003 |
Household crowding index | 0.465 | < 0.001 |
Number of medications taken daily (if chronic disease) | − 0.355 | 0.006 |
Harmful Impact of Medication Shortage scale | 0.770 | < 0.001 |