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Table 4 Correlates of the Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS)

From: Adherence to treatment and harmful effects of medication shortages in the context of severe crises: scale validation and correlates

 

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

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

ISSN: 2052-3211

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