Table 3.
Independent T‐tests for Subscales Measured
| Questionnaire | Subscale | AF patients | VTE patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTR >75%(n = 187)Mean (SD) | TTR <50%(n = 164)Mean (SD) | p value | TTR >75%(n = 89)Mean (SD) | TTR <50%(n = 43)Mean (SD) | p value | ||
| IPQ‐R | Timeline Acute Chronic | 24.3 (3.8) | 23.1 (4.1) | 0.008 | 25.2 (4.3) | 23.3 (5.0) | 0.015 |
| Timeline Cyclical | 8.9 (3.1) | 10.4 (3.2) | 0.001 | 8.0 (3.3) | 10.3 (3.7) | 0.002 | |
| Consequences | 16.2 (3.9) | 17.6 (4.4) | 0.003 | 16.8 (4.1) | 18.4 (4.5) | 0.037 | |
| Personal Control | 18.8 (4.4) | 19.7 (4.0) | 0.089 | 18.4 (4.8) | 19.8 (4.0) | 0.141 | |
| Treatment Control | 16.4 (2.3) | 16.9 (2.6) | 0.074 | 17.1 (2.4) | 17.1 (3.0) | 0.898 | |
| Illness Coherence | 18.5 (3.9) | 18.3 (3.9) | 0.446 | 18.9 (4.0) | 17.2 (4.4) | 0.027 | |
| Emotional Response | 14.2 (4.4) | 15.3 (4.7) | 0.006 | 14.5 (5.4) | 15.8 (5.1) | 0.230 | |
| Psychological Cause | 13.4 (4.1) | 13.4 (4.0) | 0.533 | 11.4 (3.9) | 13.0 (4.5) | 0.067 | |
| Risk Factor Cause | 17.0 (3.9) | 17.8 (4.2) | 0.067 | 15.3 (3.8) | 16.5 (5.1) | 0.255 | |
| Immune Cause | 6.4 (1.9) | 6.8 (1.7) | 0.017 | 6.0 (2.1) | 6.9 (2.5) | 0.041 | |
| Accidental Cause | 4.5 (1.5) | 4.6 (1.5) | 0.142 | 5.2 (1.7) | 5.6 (1.8) | 0.184 | |
| BMQ | General Harm | 19.9 (6.5) | 23.5 (8.0) | 0.044 | 8.9 (2.4) | 9.7 (2.9) | 0.141 |
| General Overuse | 11.4 (2.7) | 10.1 (2.7) | 0.075 | 11.2 (2.7) | 11.8 (3.3) | 0.281 | |
| Specific Concern | 12.0 (3.5) | 13.9 (3.7) | 0.001 | 13.0 (3.6) | 14.6 (4.4) | 0.032 | |
| Specific Necessity | 17.3 (3.7) | 16.5 (3.2) | 0.017 | 18.5 (3.6) | 17.8 (3.8) | 0.196 | |
| ACTS | Burdens | 19.9 (6.5) | 23.5 (8.0) | 0.001 | 23.5 (8.3) | 26.3 (9.3) | 0.093 |
| Benefits | 11.4 (2.7) | 10.1 (2.7) | 0.001 | 11.7 (2.9) | 11.6 (2.4) | 0.721 | |