Katarzyna Lomper|Mariusz Chabowski|Anna Chudiak|Artur Bia?oszewski|Krzysztof Dudek|Beata Jankowska?Pola?ska
Psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) in adults with hypertension
Wroclaw Medical University|Wroclaw Medical University|Wroclaw Medical University|Medical University of Warsaw|Wroc?aw University of Science and Technology|AGH University of Krakow|Wroclaw Medical University
background 5075 chronically ill patients take medication prescribedthe patient found adhere treatment correctly optimally accomplish 80 treatment plana questionnaire titled adherence refills medications scale arms used studies involving various populations proved simple instrument measuring adherence good psychometric propertiesobjective aim study develop polish version arms armsp instrument identifies levels adherence hypertensive population evaluate psychometric propertiesmethods crosssectional study included 279 patients including 166 females mean age 665 years hospitalized september 2016 march 2017 department internal medicine occupational diseases hypertension wrocaw medical university polandthe 12item arms translated english polishthe 12 items included final questionnaire comprise two subscales adherence taking medications eight items adherence refilling prescriptions four itemsresults patients goodadherence group younger p0017p0048 likely professionally active p0041better educated p0037 likely normal blood pressure p0001they also measured blood pressure often p0001and took fewer pills day p0001adherent patients also likely take medication p0016and read information leaflets medication p0001the study demonstrated armsp questionnaire good psychometric properties enable use assessing adherence chronically ill patients including particular patients hypertension conclusionthe psychometric properties questionnaire satisfactory reliability measured means cronbachs armsp questionnaire proved suitable use polish populationthe use screening tool assessment adherence treatment recommended population hypertensive patients