Research Article
Factors Affecting Non-Adherence among Patients Diagnosed with Unipolar Depression in a Psychiatric Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Kolkata, India
Table 8
Locus of control and health outcomes (
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| Locus of control | Yes | % | No | % |
| Internal locus of control | | | | | Directly responsible for own health | 120 | 0.2 | 119 | 49.8 | Remaining healthy depends on self | 110 | 46.0 | 129 | 54.0 | In control of own health | 75 | 31.4 | 164 | 68.6 | If sick, recovery depends on self | 72 | 30.1 | 167 | 69.9 | External locus of control | | | | | Illness as a result of bad luck/ill fate | 145 | 60.7 | 94 | 39.3 | Illness as a result of karma | 107 | 44.8 | 132 | 55.2 | Illness as a result of God’s will | 76 | 31.8 | 163 | 68.2 | Illness as a result of evil eye | 43 | 18.0 | 196 | 82.0 | Recovery depends upon luck/fate | 143 | 59.8 | 96 | 40.2 | Recovery depends upon God | 109 | 45.6 | 130 | 54.4 |
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