Table 3 TBQ final questionnaire scores per item
TBQ Item | Score, mean (SD) |
|---|---|
1. The taste, shape or size of your tablets and/or the annoyances by your injections | 2.6 (3.2) |
2. The numbers of times you should take your medication daily | 1.8 (2.3) |
3. The efforts you make not to forget to take your medications | 2.5 (2.9) |
4. The necessary precautions when taking your medication | 2.1 (2.8) |
5. Lab Tests and other exams: frequency, time spent and associated nuisances or inconveniences | 2.8 (2.6) |
6. Self-monitoring: frequency, time spent and inconveniences | 0.5 (1.3) |
7. Doctor visits and other appointments: frequency, time spent for these visits and difficulties findings healthcare providers | 2.7 (2.8) |
8. Difficulties in relationships with healthcare providers | 1.6 (2.6) |
9. Arranging medical appointments and/or transportation and reorganizing schedules around these appointments | 3.3 (3.1) |
10. Administrative burden related to healthcare | 4.2 (3.4) |
11. Financial burden associated with healthcare | 3.2 (3.2) |
12. Burden related to dietary changes | 2.1 (2.8) |
13. Burden related to doctors recommendations to practice physical activity | 3.0 (3.2) |
14. Impact of healthcare on relationships with others | 3.0 (3.4) |
15. Anxiety generated by uncertainty over results of medical checkups and complementary studies to know if treatment is working | 3.6 (3.5) |
16. The need for medical healthcare on a regular basis reminds me of my health problem | 2.9 (3.2) |