Table 3.
Items inter-correlations (Pearson’s correlation coefficients) of the Malay Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
| Pearson’s correlation, r (n) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consequences | Timeline | Personal Control | Treatment Control | Identity | Concern | Understanding | Emotional Response | |
| Consequences | 1 (324) | |||||||
| Timeline | 0.233** (320) | 1 (320) | ||||||
| Personal Control | 0.090 (322) | −0.231** (318) | 1 (322) | |||||
| Treatment Control | 0.082 (322) | −0.211** (319) | 0.505** (320) | 1 (322) | ||||
| Identity | 0.503** (321) | 0.259** (318) | 0.072 (319) | 0.016 (320) | 1 (321) | |||
| Concern | 0.418** (322) | 0.131* (318) | −0.042 (320) | −0.058 (320) | 0.379** (319) | 1 (322) | ||
| Understanding | −0.087 (324) | −0.142* (320) | 0.314** (322) | 0.352** (322) | −0.060 (321) | −0.303** (322) | 1 (324) | |
| Emotional Response | 0.525** (322) | 0.138* (318) | 0.009 (320) | 0.001 (320) | 0.532** (320) | 0.514** (320) | −0.165** (322) | 1 (322) |
* p value <0.05, ** p value <0.01