Table IV: Item analysis of the AAMQ generated via the reliability analysis. Table IV: Item analysis of the AAMQ generated via the reliability analysis. Table IV: Item analysis of the AAMQ generated via the reliability analysis. Table IV: Item analysis of the AAMQ generated via the reliability analysis.
AAMQ items
Mean (Standard deviation)
Item-Total Correlation
Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted
I think I do not need my medication
3.13 (1.091)
0.388 0.863
I think my medication is not effective
3.71 (1.027)
0.474 0.858
I alter the dose (use less or more than the prescribed dose)
3.45 (1.215)
0.496 0.857
I stop taking my medication out of fear of potential side effects
3.49 (1.254)
0.646 0.848
I do not take my medication because I dislike using corticosteroids
3.42 (1.387)
0.605 0.851
I stop taking my medication when I am feeling well
2.63 (1.383)
0.595 0.851
I take my medication only when I feel breathless
2.54 (1.503)
0.529 0.856
I stop taking my medication because I have multiple medications to take
3.83 (1.173)
0.564 0.853
I forget taking my medication
3.54 (1.192)
0.531 0.855
I cannot afford my medication
3.92 (1.239)
0.415 0.862
I stop taking my inhaler because I did not understand my doctor/pharmacist instructions on how to use it
4.32 (0.901)
0.564 0.855
I do not take my inhaler as I find it difficult to use it
4.32 (0.908)
0.545 0.856
I stop taking my inhaler out of fear that it might cause addiction
3.90 (1.301)
0.615 0.850