Chung?Ying Lin|Huang?Tz Ou|Mehdi Nikoobakht|Anders Broström|Kristofer Årestedt|Amir H. Pakpour
Validation of the 5-Item Medication Adherence Report Scale in Older Stroke Patients in Iran
Jönköping University|National Cheng Kung University|Iran University of Medical Sciences
background lack feasible validated measures selfassess medication adherence older patients stroke addition potential determinants medication adherence older patients stroke remain unclear objectives aims study 1 examine psychometric properties 5item questionnaire medication adherence specifically 5item medication adherence report scale mars5 2 explore determinants medication adherence methods stroke patients older 65 years n 523 filled mars5 hospital anxiety depression scale medication possession rate mpr calculated measure objective medication adherence several clinical characteristics stroke types blood pressure comorbidity hba1c quantity prescribed drugs fasting blood glucose total cholesterol background information collected used rasch analysis differential item functioning test examine psychometric properties results 5 items mars5 fit construct ie medication adherence differential item functioning items displayed mars5 across gender mars5 total score strongly correlated mpr r 07 multiple regression models showed mars5 mpr shared several similar determinants addition variance mars5 r 2 0567 mpr r 2 0300 conclusions mars5 feasible valid selfassessed medication adherence older patients stroke addition several determinants found related medication adherence older patients stroke healthcare providers may want take heed determinants improve medication adherence population