Psychometric Properties of the BAASIS: A Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonadherence to immunosuppressives, a risk factor for poor posttransplant outcomes, can be assessed by self-report using the Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications Scale (BAASIS). Available in written and interview versions, and previously validated on content, the BAASIS is widely used in research and clinical practice. The aim of this study was to investigate its psychometric properties.

Methods

Using a literature search and our BAASIS database, this meta-analysis identified completed studies in adult transplant recipients whose data were usable to examine the BAASIS' reliability and 3 validity aspects: (1) relationships with other variables (electronic monitoring, other self-report scales, tacrolimus blood-level variability, collateral r

SUBMITTER: Denhaerynck K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10358438 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature