Table 3 Illness perceptions for ‘gout’ and ‘urate crystal arthritis’. Data are shown as mean (SD)
Gout-labelled illness | Urate crystal arthritis-labelled illness | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Consequences (10 = severely affects) | 7.4 (2.6) | 7.7 (2.7) | 0.46 |
Timeline (10 = forever) | 6.9 (2.8) | 7.9 (2.4) | 0.013 |
Personal control (10 = extreme amount) | 6.0 (3.1) | 5.4 (2.8) | 0.19 |
Treatment control (10 = extremely helpful) | 7.4 (2.3) | 6.7 (2.8) | 0.08 |
Identity (10 = many severe symptoms) | 5.8 (3.1) | 5.8 (2.6) | 0.95 |
Concern (10 = extremely concerned) | 7.6 (2.7) | 7.5 (2.9) | 0.93 |
Understanding (10 = very clearly) | 6.3 (3.1) | 4.4 (3.3) | < 0.001 |
Embarrassment (10 = very embarrassed) | 5.6 (3.7) | 5.1 (3.8) | 0.42 |
Emotions (10 = extremely affected) | 7.3 (2.7) | 7.4 (2.6) | 0.71 |