Development and validation of the General attitude towards Medication Questionnaire (GAMQ).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attitudes towards medication can affect treatment outcomes and adherence through mechanisms such as placebo and nocebo effects. Questionnaires assessing both negative and positive attitudes towards medication in general, which can be used across a variety of settings and in both patient and non-patient samples, are however lacking. To fill this gap, we developed and validated the General Attitude towards Medication Questionnaire (GAMQ).

Methods

Items were selected and adapted from existing questionnaires by a group of experts. Validation of the original Dutch version took place in 4 samples: 2 recruited from the general population (n = 508; n = 279) and 2 patient samples (patients with rheumatoid arthritis, n = 121; patients with atopic dermatitis, n = 70). We eva

SUBMITTER: Peerdeman KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542261 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature