Table 4.

Disease awareness scale results.

Questionnaire items	4 Points or higher
1) There is little I can do to improve my illness.	32.4%
2) Nothing can help my condition.	20.2%
3) My actions will have no effect on the outcome of my illness.	18.9%
4) No matter what I do, my illness will not change.	21.6%
5) My disease will only last for a short time.	11.7%
6) My illness hurts people around me.	47.7%
7) My treatment can control my illness.	51.3%
8) The negative effects of my illness may be prevented or avoided with my treatment.	46.8%
9) I do not understand my illness.	9.9%
10) There are many things I can do to control the symptoms of my illness.	57.6%