Table 3 Item-rest correlation and Cronbach's alpha if item deleted for the 13 item RAT (non-managed patients only, N = 31)
RAT Item | Item-rest correlation | Cronbach's alpha if item deleted |
|---|---|---|
Abbreviated Mental Test | 0.499 | 0.774 |
What medication do you take at the moment? | 0.374 | 0.801 |
Have there been any changes in your medication recently? | 0.517 | 0.774 |
Do you think your medicines are necessary for your health? | 0.054 | 0.804 |
How confident are you about taking your medicines on your own? | 0.229 | 0.797 |
Reading three sample labels of increasing font size (Arial: 8, 10, 12) | 0.691 | 0.753 |
Can open 48 ml amber plastic with screw capa | - | - |
Can open 48 ml amber plastic with childproof cap | 0.460 | 0.779 |
Can open 100 ml glass bottle with normal capa | - | - |
Can pop open blister packs | 0.486 | 0.782 |
Can open foil strip of tablet | 0.627 | 0.757 |
Manages to take out tabs from PlusPack® | 0.531 | 0.784 |
Fine manipulation - 5 ml spoon and/or Dropper bottle | 0.650 | 0.755 |