Patient perceptions of treatment and illness when prescribed multiple medicines for co-morbid type 2 diabetes

Figures & data

Table 1 Numbers of participants prescribed each medication

Category of medication	Name of medication sub-category	Number (%) prescribed
OHAs	Metformin	388 (80.33%)
	Glitazones	74 (15.42%)
	Sulfonylureas	0 (0%)
Anti-hypertensives	Angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors	324 (67.5%)
	Calcium channel blockers	211 (43.96%)
	Angiotensin II receptor antagonists	128 (26.67%)
	Diuretics	126 (26.25%)
	Alpha-blocker	49 (10.21%)
	Beta-blocker	0 (0%)
HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statins)		480 (100%)

Table 2 The within-subjects ANOVA statistics for IPQ(b) items

	Wilks lambda	F	df	Sig.	Partial eta squared
Severity	0.891	24.161	2,394	0.000	0.109
Timeline	0.706	78.201	2,376	0.000	0.294
Personal control	0.950	10.095	2,387	0.000	0.950
Treatment control	0.863	31.091	2,393	0.000	0.137
Identity/symptoms	0.812	44.715	2,385	0.000	0.188
Concerns	0.948	10.938	2,399	0.000	0.052
Comprehensibility	0.882	25.795	2,387	0.000	0.118
Emotion	0.804	47.217	2,388	0.000	0.196

Figure 1 Treatment necessity beliefs and treatment concerns across medicines for low, medium and high numbers of medicines.

Abbreviation: OHAs, oral hypoglycemic agents.