Table 4. Descriptive and test–retest statistics for the 8 subscales of the Vasculitis Self-Management Scale at times 1 and 2*.
Time 1 |
Time 2 |
Test–retest statistics |
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n | Mean ± SD | α | n | Mean ± SD | α | Mean ± SD difference |
Pearson’s r |
ICC (3,1) |
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Medication adherence | 191 | 4.5 ± 0.54 | 0.77 | 43 | 4.6 ± 0.52 | 0.87 | 0.06 ± 0.44 | 0.60† | 0.61 |
Health services adherence | 202 | 4.6 ± 0.63 | 0.78 | 44 | 4.6 ± 0.58 | 0.73 | −0.01 ± 0.51 | 0.56† | 0.54 |
Infection avoidance adherence | 142 | 3.7 ± 0.79 | 0.85 | 33 | 3.9 ± 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.22 ± 0.54‡ | 0.67† | 0.69 |
Diet adherence | 154 | 3.6 ± 0.76 | 0.76 | 34 | 3.6 ± 0.73 | 0.71 | −0.16 ± 0.59 | 0.65† | 0.60 |
Exercise adherence | 125 | 3.2 ± 1.02 | 0.94 | 29 | 2.8 ± 0.94 | 0.96 | −0.22 ± 0.67 | 0.79† | 0.75 |
Symptom monitoring adherence | 133 | 3.8 ± 0.97 | 0.91 | 29 | 3.5 ± 1.07 | 0.94 | −0.20 ± 0.92 | 0.68† | 0.63 |
Reporting symptoms and side effects | 177 | 3.2 ± 1.08 | 0.90 | 40 | 3.1 ± 1.02 | 0.86 | −0.11 ± 0.70 | 0.76† | 0.76 |
Adjusting activities | 185 | 3.4 ± 0.64 | 0.67 | 40 | 3.5 ± 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.10 ± 0.42 | 0.77† | 0.76 |
ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient.
P < 0.001.
P < 0.05.