Revisiting the internal consistency and factorial validity of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the internal consistency and factorial validity of the adapted French 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in assessing adherence to noninsulin antidiabetic drug treatment.

Study design and setting

In a cross-sectional web survey of individuals with type 2 diabetes of the Canadian province of Quebec, self-reported adherence to the antidiabetes drug treatment was measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8. We assessed the internal consistency of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 with Cronbach's alpha, and factorial validity was assessed by identifying the underlying factors using exploratory factor analyses.

Results

A total of 901 individuals completed the survey. Cronbach's alpha was 0.60. Two factors were identified. One f

SUBMITTER: Zongo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5117245 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature