Psychological characteristics of caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic rheumatic disease in relation to treatment adherence

Table 3 Caregivers’ behavioral/emotional profile in relation to good and poor adherence

		Mean (± SD)	p	Classification		p
		Mean (± SD)	p	Normal	Clinical	p
Depressive Problems	Good Adherence	57.7 ± 8.8	0.028*	74% (37)	26% (13)	0.301
Depressive Problems	Poor Adherence	61.3 ± 9.1	0.028*	66.7% (26)	33.3% (13)	0.301
Anxiety Problems	Good Adherence	62.8 ± 6.9	0.384	62% (31)	38% (19)	0.212
Anxiety Problems	Poor Adherence	64.2 ± 7.6	0.384	51.3% (20)	48.7% (19)	0.212
Attention Problems	Good Adherence	56.0 ± 5.8	0.0003***	88% (44)	12% (6)	0.008**
Attention Problems	Poor Adherence	61.3 ± 7.0	0.0003***	64.1% (25)	35.9% (14)	0.008**
Internalizing Problems	Good Adherence	59.4 ± 10.6	0.063	52% (26)	48% (24)	0.096
Internalizing Problems	Poor Adherence	63.6 ± 10.5	0.063	35.9% (14)	64.1% (25)	0.096
Externalizing Problems	Good Adherence	52.8 ± 8.2	0.013*	80% (40)	20% (10)	0.008**
Externalizing Problems	Poor Adherence	58.2 ± 12.0	0.013*	53.8% (21)	46.2% (18)	0.008**
Total Problems	Good Adherence	54.8 ± 8.9	0.0017**	76% (38)	24% (12)	0.007**
Total Problems	Poor Adherence	60.9 ± 10.2	0.0017**	48.7% (19)	51.3% (20)	0.007**

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