Table 3 Differences between men and women and health literacy regarding illness perception, self-efficacy, adherence to medication treatment, and quality of life at six months in subjects with intermittent claudication
Variables* | Total (n = 133) | Women (n = 67) | Men (n = 66) | Insufficient health literacy (n = 70) | Sufficient health literacy (n = 61) | p-value (w/m)* | p-value (insuff /suff )* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illness perception subscales | |||||||
Timeline missing (n = 11) | 24.0 (20.3–26.6) | 24.0 (20.0–26.4) | 24.0 (21.0–27.0) | 23.5 (19.8–26.1) | 24.0 (20.9–27.0) | 0.752 | 0.309 |
Timeline cyclical missing (n = 11) | 10.0 (8.0–13.0) | 10.0 (8.0–13.0) | 11.0 (8.0–13.0) | 10.0 (8.0–12.8) | 10.9 (8.0–14.0) | 0.785 | 0.392 |
Consequences missing (n = 7) | 17.5 (14.0–21.0) | 18.0 (14.0–19.8) | 17.0 (15.0–21.0) | 19.0 (15.8–21.0) | 16.5 (14.0–18.0) | 0.432 | 0.003 |
Personal control missing (n = 7) | 19.0 (17.0–22.0) | 18.5 (17.0–22.0) | 19.0 (17.3–21.8) | 19.0 (17.0–21.0) | 19.0 (17.8–22.0) | 0.840 | 0.325 |
Treatment control missing (n = 15) | 16.0 (13.8–18.0) | 16.0 (14.0–18.0) | 16.0 (13.0–18.0) | 15.0 (13.4–18.0) | 16.1 (14.0–18.0) | 0.856 | 0.376 |
Illness coherence missing (n = 13) | 19.0 (15.0–21.0) | 20.0 (15.3–24.0) | 17.0 (13.5–20.0) | 18.0 (15.0–21.0) | 19.0 (15.0–23.5) | 0.028 | 0.194 |
Emotional representations missing (n = 5) | 17.0 (13.0–20.8) | 18.0 (13.0–22.0) | 16.0 (13.0–18.0) | 18.0 (14.0–22.3) | 15.0 (12.3–18.0) | 0.047 | 0.001 |
Self-efficacy missing (n = 12) | 30.0 (26.5–33.5) | 30.0 (26.0–34.0) | 30.0 (27.0–32.0) | 30.0 (26.0–32.0) | 31.0 (28.0–35.0) | 0.740 | 0.049 |
Adherence to treatment missing (n = 6) | 25.0 (24.0–25.0) | 25.0 (24.0–25.0) | 25.0 (24.0–25.0) | 25.0 (24.0–25.0) | 25.0 (24.0–25.0) | 0.496 | 0.223 |
Quality of life missing (n = 5) | 15.0 (11.0–17.0) | 15.0 (11.0–17.0) | 16.0 (11.5–17.0) | 13.0 (10.0–17.3) | 16.0 (14.0–17.0) | 0.152 | 0.005 |