Table 2.
Summary of psychosocial factors of the study participants (N=204).
| Categories | Participants | ||
| Medication safety perception, mean (SD)a | 4.4 (0.48) | ||
| Perceived safety of communication with a physician, mean (SD)a | 4.5 (0.59) | ||
| Self-rated health, n (%) | |||
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Good, very good, or excellent | 131 (64.2) | |
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Poor or fair | 73 (35.8) | |
| Patient activation level, n (%) | |||
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1 (disengaged and overwhelmed) | 15 (7.4) | |
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2 (becoming aware but still struggling) | 50 (24.5) | |
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3 (taking action and gaining control) | 92 (45.1) | |
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4 (maintaining behaviors and pushing further) | 47 (23) | |
| Medication self-management, mean (SD)b | 9.1 (2.0) | ||
| Medication self-management ability, n (%) | |||
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≥10 (adequate) | 95 (46.6) | |
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<10 (inadequate) | 109 (53.4) | |
| Experience of web-based self-reporting systems, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 76 (37.3) | |
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No | 128 (62.7) | |
| Perceived importance of feedback, n (%) | |||
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Very important | 161 (78.9) | |
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Others | 43 (21.1) | |
| Influence of others’ self-reporting responses, n (%) | |||
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A lot or little | 103 (50.5) | |
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Not at all or do not know | 101 (49.5) | |
aScores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher safety perception.
bScores range from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating a higher level of medication self-management.