Table 3.

Inferential analysis. Univariate association between adherence, attitudes toward psychiatric treatment and beliefs about necessity and concern of prescribed psychiatric treatment.

Variable	Category	DAI-10			Parametric test		Non-parametric test
		n	Mean (SD)	Median	Value	p	Value	p
Level of adherence	High	393	2.98 (3.53)	4.00	9.61	.000**	37.01	.000**
	Good	75	3.87 (3.68)	4.00
	Moderate	120	3.85 (3.40)	4.00
	Poor	111	1.57 (4.44)	2.00
	Very poor	58	1.21 (3.98)	1.00
	Discontinuation	139	1.73 (4.30)	2.00
Adherence	Yes	588	3.27 (3.54)	4.00	6.34	.000**	5.49	.000**
	No	308	1.57 (4.28)	2.00

Variable	Category	BMQ-Necessity			Parametric test		Non-parametric test
		n	Mean (SD)	Median	Value	p	Value	p
Level of adherence	High	393	3.63 (0.99)	3.60	9.76	.000**	40.66	.000**
	Good	75	3.78 (1.00)	4.00
	Moderate	120	3.52 (0.94)	3.60
	Poor	111	3.16 (1.03)	3.40
	Very poor	58	3.30 (1.01)	3.40
	Discontinuation	139	3.10 (1.15)	3.20
Adherence	Yes	589	3.63 (0.98)	3.80	6.65	.000**	6.03	.000**
	No	308	3.15 (1.08)	3.40

Variable	Category	BMQ-Concern			Parametric test		Non-parametric test
		n	Mean (SD)	Median	Value	p	Value	p
Level of adherence	High	393	2.68 (1.05)	2.80	5.37	.000**	28.50	.000**
	Good	75	2.61 (0.99)	2.80
	Moderate	120	2.66 (1.05)	2.60
	Poor	111	3.01 (0.98)	3.20
	Very poor	58	3.03 (1.11)	3.20
	Discontinuation	139	3.08 (1.17)	3.40
Adherence	Yes	589	2.66 (1.04)	2.80	5.14	.000**	5.28	.000**
	No	308	3.05 (1.09)	3.40

Note. Parametric tests included ANOVA and Student's t-test while non-parametric included Mann-Whitney and Kruskall-Wallis tests.

^**p < .01).