Table 4.
Correlation matrix of adherence measures
| Pharmacy proportion refills received/ expected refills |
Proportion missed doses (parent report) |
Parent remind |
Parent present |
Parent administer |
Morisky adherence (parent) |
Behavioral coping (MSTAQ parent) |
Side effects (MSTAQ parent) |
Barriers (MSTAQ parent) |
Morisky adherence (patient) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy proportion refills received/expected refills | ||||||||||
| Proportion missed doses (parent report) |
−0.45 | |||||||||
| Parent remind | −0.29 | 0.27 | ||||||||
| Parent present | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.35 | |||||||
| Parent administer | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Morisky adherence (parent) | 0.37 | −0.46 | −0.23 | −0.14 | −0.19 | |||||
| Behavioral coping (MSTAQ parent) |
0.03 | −0.01 | 0.11 | 0.58 | 0.37 | 0.02 | ||||
| Side effects (MSTAQ parent) | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.23 | −0.14 | 0.43 | |||
| Barriers (MSTAQ parent) | −0.17 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.13 | −0.16 | 0.12 | 0.21 | ||
| Morisky adherence (patient) | 0.34 | −0.30 | −0.12 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.59 | 0.01 | 0.18 | −0.07 | |
| Barriers (MSTAQ patient) | −0.31 | −0.04 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.29 | −0.25 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.31 | −0.14 |
MSTAQ: Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Adherence Questionnaire.
Small correlation.
Medium correlation.
Large correlation.