“medication routines” | “self-adjusting the medication” | “concerns about side-effects” | |
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“medication routines” Cronbach’s α = 0.880 | |||
It’s easy to forget asthma medicine. | 0.886 | 0.192 | 0.017 |
I’m like a periodical drinker as far as my asthma medicine is concerned. | 0.829 | 0.340 | -0.096 |
I don’t have any real habits for my asthma medicine but instead I take them when I remember to. | 0.820 | 0.350 | -0.014 |
Sometimes I test going without my asthma medicine to see what it’s like. | 0.678 | 0.150 | 0.293 |
I don’t use my asthma medicine exactly like my doctor has said. | 0.606 | 0.441 | 0.148 |
“self-adjusting the medication” Cronbach’s α = .919 | |||
I don’t really follow the instructions for my asthma medicine but instead I can feel what my body needs. If I feel I need more, I take more. If I feel I need less, I take less. | 0.260 | 0.889 | 0.038 |
I can tell myself how I feel and how much of my asthma medicine I need to take. | 0.287 | 0.877 | 0.011 |
I don’t follow the doctor’s prescription of asthma medicine exactly but instead I can feel how much I need to take. | 0.333 | 0.861 | 0.048 |
“concerns about side-effects” Cronbach’s α = 0.927 | |||
I’m worried about how my asthma medicine will affect my body in the long run. | 0.039 | 0.049 | 0.959 |
I worry about the side-effects of asthma medicine. | 0.081 | 0.018 | 0.956 |