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Table 6 Comparison of Satisfaction with Oral Medication by Patients' Ratings of Seriousness of Illness and Health Appraisal (n = 378)

From: Validation of a general measure of treatment satisfaction, the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM), using a national panel study of chronic disease

 

Seriousness of Illness

 

Mild (n = 87)

Mean (SD)

Moderate (n = 237)

Mean (SD)

Severe (n = 54)

Mean (SD)

F Value

p Value

Effectiveness

73.5 (18.9)

70.2 (19.2)

64.8 (25.5)

3.09

.05

Side effects

90.9 (15.1)

84.6 (18.7)

73.6 (24.0)

14.17

.000

Convenience

92.6 (11.5)

90.2 (14.2)

84.2 (19.5)

5.79

.003

Global

80.2 (19.4)

75.8 (18.8)

67.3 (28.2)

6.57

.002

 

Appraisal of Health

 

Excellent (n = 23)

Mean (SD)

Very Good (n = 139)

Mean (SD)

Good (n = 153)

Mean (SD)

Fair (n = 48)

Mean (SD)

Poor (n = 15)

Mean (SD)

F Value

p Value

Effectiveness

76.6 (23.5)

75.9 (17.7)

67.5 (19.1)

61.6 (19.4)

63.3 (33.4)

7.03

.000

Side effects

91.8 (17.5)

88.3 (16.9)

81.7 (20.6)

81.4 (20.8)

75.8 (19.9)

4.08

.003

Convenience

92.8 (16.3)

92.8 (11.3)

87.9 (15.7)

88.5 (15.9)

83.3 (20.1)

3.21

.013

Global

81.1 (22.6)

82.4 (16.6)

71.9 (20.6)

68.6 (21.7)

64.8 (32.1)

8.20

.000