Medication-related Self-management Behaviors among Arthritis Patients: Does Attentional Coping Style Matter?

Table 1: Sample characteristics (N=328).

			N	(%)
Gender
	Male		68	21
	Female		260	79
Race
	White		262	80
	African American		45	14
	Other^a		21	6
Age group (years)
	18-44 years		50	15
	45-64 years		192	59
	≥65 years		86	26
Education level^b
	≤High school diploma		50	15
	At least some college		114	35
	Completed college or greater		164	50
Arthritis type^b
	Osteoarthritis		149	48
	Rheumatoid arthritis		159	52
Medication type^b
	DMARD/biologic agent		219	67
	No DMARD/biologic agent		106	33
Medication adherence^b
		Medication taken ≤74% as directed	51	16
		Medication taken ≥75% as directed	272	84
Arthritis duration (years)^b
	<5 years		99	32
	6-20 years		158	51
	> 20 years		53	17
Miller Behavioural Style (Monitor) †
	High		163	50
	Low		165	50
Miller Behavioural Style (Blunter) †
	High		118	36
	Low		210	64

† Those patients whose total sub-scale score on the abbreviated MBSS were above the mean

were classified as high monitors or high blunters, respectively and those below this cut-point

were categorized as low monitors or low blunters [³⁰].

^aOther includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

^bNumber of subjects with non-missing data used as the denominator