Table 1_The impact of stigma on medication adherence among patients with multimorbidity: m

A cross-sectional survey of 221 patients with multimorbidity from a tertiary hospital in Beijing, China, conducted from March to October 2023. The dataset includes sociodemographic data and scores from three validated scales measuring medication literacy, stigma, and medication adherence. The study was authored by Chunyan Feng and analyzes the mediating role of medication literacy between stigma and adherence.

Use Cases

• Conducting mediation analysis on the relationship between stigma and medication adherence based on the described model.
• Analyzing correlations between health literacy and patient behavior in chronic illness management.
• Studying the psychosocial factors affecting medication adherence in patients with multiple chronic conditions.
• Validating survey instruments (C-MLS, SSCI, Morisky scales) in a Chinese clinical population.

Strengths

• Includes data from 221 patients with a defined distribution of chronic disease burden (55.66% with 2-3, 32.58% with 4-5, 11.76% with 6+ conditions).
• Uses validated instruments: Chinese Medication Literacy Scale (C-MLS), Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale.
• Statistical model fit is reported with specific metrics (e.g., CFI=0.997, RMSEA=0.024), indicating a well-fitted analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single hospital in Beijing using convenience sampling, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Chunyan Feng.

Collection Method

Convenience sampling using a self-designed questionnaire and three validated scales in a cross-sectional study.

Time Range

Data collected from March to October 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 05:24:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Patients from the general practice department of a tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.