Validation and psychometric properties of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) in type 2 diabetes patients in Spain

To validate a translated and culturally adapted version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale for use in Spanish population, and to examine the psychometric properties of this scale in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Spain. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a single universit...

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Published in:Atención primaria 2021-02, Vol.53 (2), p.101942, Article 101942
Main Authors: Martinez-Perez, Pablo, Orozco-Beltrán, Domingo, Pomares-Gomez, Francisco, Hernández-Rizo, Juan L., Borras-Gallen, Anna, Gil-Guillen, Vicente F., Quesada, Jose A., Lopez-Pineda, Adriana, Carratala-Munuera, Concepción
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptación transcultural
Adherencia terapéutica
Cross-cultural adaptation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy
Encuestas y cuestionarios
Humans
Medication Adherence
Original
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Spain
Surveys and questionnaires
Validación
Validation
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Summary:To validate a translated and culturally adapted version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale for use in Spanish population, and to examine the psychometric properties of this scale in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Spain. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a single university hospital in Spain. Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus at least 1 year before inclusion, being treated with anti-diabetic medication were included. We used the Spanish version of the scale to measure treatment adherence. three level categorical scale is broken down into low adherence (score of
ISSN:0212-6567
1578-1275
1578-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2020.09.007