Table 5 Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the developed questionnaire and the MARS^a - phase 2

Items

1

It’s easy to forget asthma medicine.

-0.659^b

1

I don’t have any real habits for my asthma medicine but instead I take them when I remember to.

-0.682^b

1

I’m like a periodical drinker as far as my asthma medicine is concerned.

-0.649^b

1

Sometimes I test going without my asthma medicine to see what it’s like.

-0.561^b

1

I don’t use my asthma medicine exactly like my doctor has said.

-0.591^b

2

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.

-0.596^b

2

I can tell myself how I feel and how much of my asthma medicine I need to take.

-0.621^b

2

I don’t follow the doctor’s prescription of asthma medicine exactly but instead I can feel how much I need to take.

-0.654^b

3

I’m worried about how my asthma medicine will affect my body in the long run.

-0.094

3

I worry about the side-effects of asthma medicine.

-0.151

Scales

medication routines

-0.762^b

self-adjusting the medication

-0.676^b

medication concerns

-0.126