Table 3: Correlation matrices and significance values for coping style, factors related to receipt of medication-related information and medication adherence.

RA patient data (n=159)
Monitor Blunter CMIreceipt MIreceipt AmbAver MedAdh DissDoc DissPart
Monitor -0.006 -0.223 -0.303** -0.086 -0.108 -0.079 -0.052
Blunter -0.006 -0.025 0.024 0.062 -0.008 0.068 -0.109
CMIreceipt -0.223 -0.025 0.400** 0.076 -0.171* 0.029 0.254*
MIreceipt -0.303** 0.024 0.400** 0.152 0.196 0.415** 0.375**
AmbAver -0.086 0.062 0.076 0.152 -0.082 0.056 0.167
MedAdh -0.108 -0.008 -0.171* 0.196 -0.082 0.030 0.143
DissDoc -0.079 0.068 0.029 0.415** 0.056 0.030 0.419**
DissPart -0.052 -0.109 0.254* 0.375** 0.167 0.143 0.419**
OA patient data (n=149)
Monitor Blunter CMIreceipt MIreceipt AmbAver MedAdh DissDoc DissPart
Monitor 0.190* 0.031 -0.027 -0.131 -0.056 -0.176* -0.210*
Blunter 0.190* 0.135 0.156 -0.218* 0.067 0.039 0.061
CMIreceipt 0.031 0.135 0.229* -0.089 -0.171* 0.144 0.054
MIreceipt -0.027 0.156 0.229* 0.040 0.162 0.436** 0.464**
AmbAver -0.131 -0.218* -0.089 0.040 -0.004 0.065 0.040
MedAdh -0.056 0.067 -0.171* 0.162 -0.004 0.151 -0.041
DissDoc -0.176* 0.039 0.144 0.436** 0.065 0.151 0.501**
DissPart -0.210* 0.061 0.054 0.464** 0.040 -0.041 0.501**

Abbreviations: CMIreceipt (receipt of conflicting information); MIreceipt (medication information receipt); AmbAver (ambiguity aversion); MedAdh (medication adherence); DissDoc (discussion with doctor); DissPart (discussion with partner).
* indicates significant correlation (*p < .05, **p < .001).