Table 3.
Zero-order Correlations Among the Attitudinal Scales
| Scale 1 | Scale 2 | Scale 3 | Scale 4 | Scale 5 | Scale 6 | Scale 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Effectiveness of statins | 1.0 | ||||||
| 2. Patients view titration negatively | −0.371 | 1.0 | |||||
| 3. Risks associated with higher doses | −0.543 | 0.684 | 1.0 | ||||
| 4. Close enough to goal | 0.175 | −0.022 | 0.219 | 1.0 | |||
| 5. Urgency of getting to goal | 0.250 | −0.256 | −0.395 | −0.638 | 1.0 | ||
| 6. Utility of diet and exercise | 0.252 | −0.322 | −0.300 | −0.073 | 0.113 | 1.0 | |
| 7. Time and resources to counsel patients | −0.081 | −0.175 | −0.192 | −0.046 | 0.158 | 0.177 | 1.0 |
| 8. Physician self-efficacy in treating patients to goal | 0.161 | −0.254 | −0.336 | 0.000 | 0.402 | 0.193 | 0.554 |