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Table 5 Multiple Logistical Regression Predicting Adherence (n = 186) ab

From: Beliefs about medication as predictors of medication adherence in a prospective cohort study among persons with multiple sclerosis

 

Bivariate analyses

Multivariate analyses

Predictors

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Predicting Time 1 Adherence

 Medication Beliefsa

  Over-treatment

0.90 (.82–0.99)

0.045

0.90 (0.81–0.99)

0.031

  Harm

0.87 (.78–0.98)

0.022

0.86 (0.77–0.97)

0.015

Predicting Time 2 adherence

 Medication Beliefsa

  Over-treatment

0.84 (0.77–0.93)

0.001

0.88 (.78–0.99)

0.029

  Harm

0.84 (0.76–0.94)

0.002

0.89 (.78–1.01)

0.074

Predicting Time 2 Persistence

 Medication Beliefsa

  Concerns

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

0.030

1.09 (1.02–1.17)

0.017

  1. Note: a Medication beliefs at baseline predicting adherence Time 1 and persistence; medication beliefs at Time 1 predicting adherence Time 2
  2. b Adjusted for age and gender