Table 3.
Patients’ beliefs about antidepressants, the severity of their depression, and their level of adherence
| Factor | Low adherence (N=214)
|
High adherence (N=189)
|
t-value | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | |||
| General overuse | 12.75 | 2.50 | 12.18 | 2.49 | 1.549 | 0.123 |
| General harm* | 11.74 | 2.67 | 10.11 | 2.45 | 4.319 | 0.000 |
| Necessity beliefs | 18.02 | 3.91 | 18.32 | 3.90 | 0.520 | 0.603 |
| Belief concerns* | 14.30 | 3.50 | 11.82 | 3.03 | 5.153 | 0.000 |
| Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Scale* | 25.75 | 13.66 | 17.61 | 10.92 | 4.519 | 0.000 |
Note:
*
Significant at the P=0.001 level.
Abbreviation: N, number of patients.