Figure 1.

The effect of medication belief mediators (M) in the association between the perception of illness (X) and medication adherence (Y).

Note: Coefficients were adjusted for age, sex, The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), education, occupation, duration of disease, and payment methods using the bootstrapping method. ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01; ^cP < 0.001. c’, a direct effect of X on Y.