Development and validation of a Medication Adherence Universal Questionnaire: the MAUQ.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different questionnaires assess self-reported medication adherence and others quantify aspects of patients attitudes towards medication, but not together in a single instrument. Gathering these two aspects in a single instrument could reduce patients survey burden.

Aim

The aim of this study was to develop the Medication Adherence Universal Questionnaire (MAUQ) using the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension short version (MUAH-16) factorial structure as the hypothesized model.

Method

A multistep process started with the modification of the MUAH-16 to obtain the MAUQ. Patients using at least one antihypertensive medicine were recruited. The two questionnaires, the MUAH-16 and MAUQ, were applied. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed using

SUBMITTER: Cabral AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366321 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature