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