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Table 3 The association between CKD stage and IP items and item mean score + SD

From: Illness perceptions predict distress in patients with chronic kidney disease

Perception

Cronbach’s α

Possible range

Mean

SD

Stage 1–3 CKD normal to moderate eGFR (30–90 ml/min/1.73m2) (N = 113 /56.5%)

Stage 4–5 CKD low eGFR to ESRD (0–29 (ml/min/1.73m2) (N = 87/43.5%)

ANOVA

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p Value

1. Identity

N/A

0–14

3.74

3.3

2.23

2.1

4.51

3.2

p < 0.001

2. Timeline-acute/chron

0.95

6–30

22.25

6.2

20.10

6.5

24.02

5.2

p < 0.001

3. Timeline-cyclical

0.92

4–20

9.08

3.3

8.05

3.2

9.94

3.4

p < 0.001

4. Consequences

0.91

6–30

17.87

5.7

15.23

4.7

20.03

5.3

p < 0.001

5. Treatment control

0.82

5–25

16.05

3.9

17.27

3.4

15.49

3.2

p < 0.001

6. Personal control

0.84

6–30

18.55

4.6

19.97

4.1

17.94

3.6

p < 0.001

7. Illness coherence

0.79

5–25

16.98

3.7

17.30

4.1

16.80

2.6

p < 0.05

8. Emotion representations

0.94

6–30

19.90

6.3

17.36

5.8

21.80

5.6

p < 0.001