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Table 2 Mean values of BIPQ items and correlation with clinical TB score at the start of treatment

From: Illness perception in tuberculosis by implementation of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire – a TBNET study

BIPQ items

Mean value ± SD

Correlation

Significance (p)

1. Consequences

5.96 ± 3.144

0.072

 

2. Timeline

4.82 ± 2.775

0.103

 

3. Personal control

6.95 ± 2.780

-0.054

 

4. Treatment control

8.26 ± 2.464

-0.108

 

5. Identity

4.86 ± 2.877

0.268

<0.001

6. Concern

6.44 ± 2.949

0.084

 

7. Understanding

7.38 ± 2.751

-0.215

<0.001

8. Emotional response

6.62 ± 2.932

0.100

 

Total BIPQ score

36.25 ± 11.054

0.271

<0.001

  1. BIPQ = Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent et al.2006); TBscore (Wejse et al.2008).
  2. The p-values are entered only where the correlation is significant.
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