“…In summary, existing literature demonstrates that depression, social support, and self-efficacy are significantly associated with medication adherence among patients with CHD. 14 , 23 , 28 Self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between depression and medication adherence, 30 , 31 and social support also mediates the association between the two. 23 In addition, self-efficacy totally mediates the association of social support with treatment adherence, after adjusted for demographic and medical covariates.…”