Development of a self-administered questionnaire to identify levers and barriers to adherence to medication regimens for chronic disease: The QUILAM project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to develop a generic questionnaire for use in routine clinical practice to identify barriers and levers to medication adherence, particularly for patients with chronic disease, in order to implement targeted interventions.

Materials and methods

To generate items we conducted a narrative literature review and qualitatively analyzed semi-structured interviews of patients with chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure). Items were classified according to the five dimensions that influence medication adherence proposed by the WHO. Qualitative reduction of the number of items was conducted by a panel of experts. This long questionnaire was tested on ambulatory patients and analysis of responses enabled quantitati

SUBMITTER: Lehmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548849 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature