Isabel Ralha de Abreu, Catarina Baía, Jorge Manuel Silva, Ana Matos Santos, Mafalda Oliveira, Filipa Castro, Mónica Mozes, Rute Ferreira, Luís Amorim Alves
LitKDM2 study: the impact of health Literacy and knowledge about the disease on the metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Acta diabetologica
abstract abstract paper presents novel method assessing cognitive representations medication beliefs medicines questionnaire bmq bmq comprises two sections bmqspecific assesses representations medication prescribed personal use bmqgeneral assesses beliefs medicines general pool test items derived themes identified published studies interviews chronically ill patients principal component analysis pca test items resulted logically coherent 18 item 4factor structure stable across various illness groups bmqspecific comprises two 5item factors assessing beliefs necessity prescribed medication specificnecessity concerns prescribed medication based beliefs danger dependence longterm toxicity disruptive effects medication specificconcerns bmqgeneral comprises two 4item factors assessing beliefs medicines harmful addictive poisons taken continuously generalhorn medicines overused doctors generaloveruse two sections bmq used combination separately paper describes development bmq scales presents data supporting reliability criterionrelated discriminant validity key words medicinesattitudespersonal modelsillness perceptionsdrug therapytreatment adherence