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. 2020 Jun 25;2(7):430–437. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11160

Table 5.

Comparing high and low composite adherence, stratified by race

African American Caucasian

High

(n = 23)

Low

(n = 53)

P value

High

(n = 23)

Low

(n = 22)

P value
Hurried communication, a median[IQR] 1.1[1‐1.5] 1.5[1‐1.8] 0.07 1[1‐1.5] 1[1‐1.5] 0.7
Hard words, median[IQR] 1[1‐2] 2[1‐2] 0.04 1[1‐2] 1[1‐2] 0.7
Doctor ignore, median[IQR] 1[1‐1] 1[1‐2] 0.05 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 0.7
Doctor distracted, median[IQR] 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 0.07 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 0.7
Compassionate respectful, a median[IQR] 5[5‐5] 5[4‐5] 0.02 5[4.4‐5] 5[4.2‐5] 0.6
Compassionate, median[IQR] 5[5‐5] 5[4‐5] 0.05 5[4‐5] 5[4‐5] 0.5
Concerned, median[IQR] 5[5‐5] 5[4‐5] 0.04 5[4‐5] 5[4‐5] 0.6
Discrimination, a median[IQR] 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 0.8 1[1‐1.5] 1[1‐1] 0.06
Assume income, median[IQR] 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 1 1[1‐1] 1[1‐1] 0.09
Negative effect, median[IQR] 13[11‐16] 16[13‐21] 0.02 16[12‐21] 16[12‐21] 0.8
Anxiety, b median [IQR] 43[40‐58] 54[40‐60] 0.04 51[40‐56] 50[40‐59] 0.6
Social health, b median[IQR] 54(9) 50 (10) 0.06 46(11) 47 (10) 0.4
>2 SLE medications 65% 84% 0.09 39% 77% 0.01
SLE regimen complexity, median[IQR] 7[3‐11] 8[5‐10] 0.6 3[3‐7] 7[3‐9] 0.03
SLEDAI, median[IQR] 2[0‐4] 4[2‐6] 0.06 2[0‐4] 0[0‐4] 0.8
SLAQ, median[IQR] 6[4‐11] 9[5‐13] 0.06 8[4‐12] 12[8‐18] 0.04
Fibromyalgia pain, mean (SD) 4.4 (3.3) 4.6 (3.0) 0.4 4.4 (3.1) 6.2 (2.7) 0.04

Abbreviation: IPC‐29, Interpersonal Processes of Care Survey with 29 questions; IPC‐29, Interpersonal Processes of Care Survey with 29 questions; IQR, interquartile range; PROMIS, Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SD, standard deviation; SLAQ, Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI, SLE Disease Activity Index.

a

IPC‐29 survey, score ranges from 1 to 5, 1 is best for “Hurried communication” and “Discrimination,” 5 is best for “Compassionate respectful.”

b

PROMIS measures, reference population mean score is 50, clinically significant difference is 5; a higher score indicates more of the domain.

Bolded values indicate p‐value <0.05.