Table 3 Summary of scores for the final constructs of medication adherence, medication knowledge, health literacy, beliefs about medication, and illness perception, reported as mean (standard deviation)

Medication adherence

5.5 (2.2)

Medication knowledge

4.3 (1.5)

Health literacy^a

2.6 (1.3)

Beliefs about medication (BMQ)

Medication necessity

21.3 (2.8)

Medication concerns

13.8 (4.5)

Illness perception (BIPQ)^b

Cognitive dimension

32.2 (5.6)

Emotional dimension

12.8 (5.5)

Illness comprehensibility

2.02 (2.8)