Table 3.
Age, health literacy and motivation to change behavior among CVDs patients
| Variables | Dimensions | Groups | Sum of Squares | df | Mean Squares | f | sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health literacy | Access to health information | 1 | 162.700 | 4 | 40.670 | 1.800 | 0.117 |
| 2 | 3994.767 | 184 | 21.711 | - | - | ||
| T | 4157.471 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Reading skill of health information | 1 | 76.209 | 4 | 19.050 | 1.670 | 0.157 | |
| 2 | 2092.076 | 184 | 11.370 | - | - | ||
| T | 2168.286 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Understanding health information | 1 | 357.570 | 4 | 89.393 | 2.962 | 0.021 | |
| 2 | 5553.231 | 184 | 27.380 | - | - | ||
| T | 5910.804 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Appraisal health information | 1 | 47.544 | 4 | 11.886 | 1.569 | 0.184 | |
| 2 | 139.080 | 184 | 7.570 | - | - | ||
| T | 1441.600 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Application of health information | 1 | 427.220 | 4 | 106.800 | 2.090 | 0.230 | |
| 2 | 6771.700 | 184 | 36.803 | - | - | ||
| T | 7199.020 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Motivation to change behavior | Autonomous motivation | 1 | 10.921 | 7 | 1.560 | 0.863 | 0.537 |
| 2 | 327.407 | 181 | 1.809 | - | - | ||
| T | 338.328 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Controlled motivation | 1 | 8.443 | 5 | 1.689 | 0.937 | 0.450 | |
| 2 | 329.880 | 183 | 1.803 | - | - | ||
| T | 338.320 | 188 | - | - | - | ||
| Perceived support from the physician | 1 | 8.618 | 2 | 4.309 | 2.430 | 0.910 | |
| 2 | 329.710 | 186 | 1.773 | - | - | ||
| T | 338.328 | 188 | - | - | - |
1 = Between groups 2 = Within groups T = Total