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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of included variables

From: Impact of depressive symptoms on medication adherence in older adults with chronic neurological diseases

Variable

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

N

BDI

9.68 (7.51)

8 (9)

731

SAMS

6.16 (7.59)

4 (8)

731

Modification

0.219 (.53)

0 (0.17)

731

Missing Knowledge

.446 (.79)

0 (0.75)

731

Forgetting

.418 (.57)

0.25 (0.50)

731

MoCA

23.50 (2.71)

23 (4)

731

HCCQ

5.62 (1.13)

5.9 (1.3)

692

TuG

10.60 (4.48)

10 (4)

477

Number of Drugs

5.74 (3.68)

5 (5)

697

 

N

%

N

BFI

  

701

 Neurotic

81

11.8

 Open

114

16.3

 Extroverted

148

21.1

 Conscientious

298

42.5

 Agreeable

60

8.7

SRH (SF-36 Item 1)

  

721

 1—Excellent

4

0.6

 

 2 – Very Good

18

2.5

 3 – Good

209

29.0

 4 – Fair

356

49.4

 5 – Poor

134

18.6

  1. BDI Beck Depression Inventory II, BFI Big Five Inventory, HCCQ Healthcare Climate Questionnaire, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, SAMS Stendal Adherence to Medication Scale, SRH Self-Rated Health, TuG Timed Up and Go