Research Article
Medication Adherence and Coping Strategies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Coping strategies and medication adherence.
| Coping strategies | Mean (SD) Min-Max | Adherent N=63 | Not completely adherent N=75 | p-values |
| Depressive coping | 8.46 (3.9) 4-19 | 8.35 (3.8) | 8.58 (4.1) | 0.8 | Active coping | 14.59 (4.5) 5-25 | 15.57 (4.7) | 13.47 (4.1) | 0.01 | Distracting and self-encouragement | 15.27 (4.5) 5-25 | 16.10 (4.7) | 14.37 (4.0) | 0.04 | Religion and meaning of illness | 13.41(3.8) 5-24 | 13.68 (3.8) | 13.11(3.8) | 0.21 | Denying, dissimulating, wishful thinking | 6.79 (3.1) 3-15 | 6.98 (3.4) | 6.58 (2.9) | 0.69 |
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Descriptive statistic of coping and association of coping strategies and medical adherence. Values are means (standard-deviation).
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