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Table 4 Correlation (Pearson’s correlation coefficients) between MBIPQ and self-efficacy, medication adherence, quality of life, depressive symptoms, diabetes-related distress and HbA1c

From: Validity and reliability of a Malay version of the brief illness perception questionnaire for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

No.

MBIPQ Item

Self-efficacy

Medication adherence

Quality of life

Depressive symptoms

Total DDS-17

HbA1c

1.

Consequences

−0.05

−0.09

−0.17**

0.21**

0.28**

0.10

2.

Timeline

0.10

0.10a

0.05

−0.11b

−0.15**

−0.09

3.

Personal Control

0.35**

0.23**

0.31**

−0.12*

−0.23**

−0.13*

4.

Treatment Control

0.26**

0.29**

0.31**

−0.18**

−0.17**

−0.16**

5.

Identity

−0.13*

−0.04

−0.17*

0.16**

0.23**

0.09

6.

Concern

0.05

−0.04

−0.09

0.21**

0.28**

0.23**

7.

Understanding

0.35**

−0.06

0.14*

−0.03

0.004

0.12*

8.

Emotional Response

−0.02

−0.10

−0.18**

0.29**

0.28**

0.15**

  1. MBIPQ Malay version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, DDS-17 the 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale
  2. * p value <0.05, ** p value <0.01
  3. a Spearman correlations was 0.15 at p = 0.010
  4. bSpearman correlations was −0.20 at p < 0.01