Table 2.
Bivariate correlations of illness perceptions, healthcare use, prescription medication use, and doctor recommended supplement use (n=200)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Consequences | -- | 0.017 | −0.104 | 0.017 | 0.598*** | 0.631*** | −0.034 | 0.597*** | −0.133 | 0.131 | 0.22** | 0.235** | −0.004 |
| 2. Timeline | -- | -0.226** | −0.151* | 0.07 | 0.089 | −0.063 | 0.072 | 0.161* | 0.049 | −0.076 | 0.11 | 0.194** | |
| 3. Personal control | -- | 0.354*** | −0.185** | −0.091 | 0.248*** | −0.188** | −0.091 | −1.09 | 0.079 | −0.004 | 0.059 | ||
| 4. Treatment control | -- | −0.053 | 0.057 | 0.216** | 0.055 | −0.153* | −0.111 | 0.118 | 0.112 | 0.004 | |||
| 5. Identity | -- | 0.574*** | −0.141* | 0.553*** | 0.018 | 0.098 | 0.167* | 0.219* | −0.002 | ||||
| 6. Concern | -- | −0.017 | 0.573*** | −0.137 | 0.184** | 0.186 | 0.222** | 0.072 | |||||
| 7. Understanding | -- | −0.065 | 0.089 | −0.154* | 0.092 | 0.14* | 0.115 | ||||||
| 8. Emotional impact | -- | −0.138 | 0.182** | 0.175* | 0.223** | 0.139* | |||||||
| 9. Cause: genetic | -- | −0.393*** | −0.063 | 0.049 | 0.113 | ||||||||
| 10. Cause: unknown | -- | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.016 | |||||||||
| 11. Healthcare use | -- | 0.236** | 0.052 | ||||||||||
| 12. Prescription medication use | -- | 0.464 | |||||||||||
| 13. Supplement use | -- |
p < .05.
p < .01.
p < .001