From: Relationships between determinants of adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence in breast cancer
 | Mean (SD) or n (%) | Endocrine therapy adherence (MMAS) | ||||
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Mean (SD) | r | t or F | p | |||
Total MMAS score | Â | 6.36 (1.65) | Â | Â | Â | |
Demographic/medical | ||||||
 Age | 50.31 (9.03) |  | .136 |  | .050 | |
 Education level | College above | 84 (40.8) | 6.12 (1.64) |  | 1.64 | .197 |
High | 90 (43.7) | 6.50 (1.56) | ||||
Below high | 32 (15.5) | 6.63 (1.89) | ||||
 Marital status | No | 20 (9.6) | 6.20 (1.35) |  | −.473 | .637 |
Yes | 189 (90.4) | 6.38 (1.68) | ||||
 Employment status | No | 117 (56.5) | 6.48 (1.57) |  | 1.103 | .271 |
Yes | 90 (43.5) | 6.23 (1.75) | ||||
 FAM HX of breast cancer | No | 191 (91.0) | 6.36 (1.69) |  | −.028 | .975 |
Yes | 19 (9.0) | 6.37 (1.16) | Â | |||
 FAM HX of other cancer | No | 127 (60.5) | 6.44 (1.64) |  | .856 | .393 |
Yes | 83 (39.5) | 6.24 (1.66) | Â | |||
 Cancer stage | Stage 1–3 | 184 (87.6) | 6.47 (1.59) |  | 2.554 | .011 |
Stage 0 | 26 (12.4) | 5.60 (1.89) | Â | |||
 Node meta | Negative | 145 (69.0) | 6.27 (1.68) |  | −1.221 | .223 |
Positive | 65 (31.0) | 6.57 (1.57) | Â | |||
 Type of surgery | Mastectomy | 27 (12.9) | 6.71 (1.37) |  | 1.200 | .232 |
Conservation | 183 (87.1) | 6.31 (1.68) | ||||
 RT | No | 33 (15.7) | 6.39 (1.60) |  | −.135 | .893 |
Yes | 177 (84.3) | 6.35 (1.66) | ||||
 CT | No | 110 (52.4) | 6.28 (1.68) |  | .705 | .481 |
Yes | 100 (47.6) | 6.44 (1.61) | ||||
 AET regimen | AI | 47 (22.4) | 6.79 (1.54) |  | 2.068 | .040 |
SERM | 163 (77.6) | 6.23 (1.66) | Â | |||
 Months on ET |  | 26.75 (19.79) |  | −.012 |  | .858 |
 FSH level |  | 21.83 (24.31) |  | .160 |  | .100 |
General psychological | ||||||
 Menopause-related symptom (0–44) | 13.32 (7.71) |  | −.087 |  | .214 | |
 Depression (0–60) | 15.56 (9.83) |  | −.204 |  | .004 | |
 Fear of progression (12–60) | 31.60 (10.79) |  | −.053 |  | .458 | |
Endocrine therapy-specific | ||||||
 Beliefs about AET (10–50) | 24.50 (6.47) |  | −.005 |  | .945 | |
 Necessity beliefs (5–25) | 13.83 (4.17) |  | .235 |  | .001 | |
 Concern beliefs (5–25) | 10.68 (4.10) |  | −.247 |  | .000 | |
 Self-efficacy (0–40) | 28.99 (4.41) |  | .187 |  | .007 |