Translation and cultural adaptation of Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effects Scale (GASS) in Arabic.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In view of a constant increase in the number of patients treated with antipsychotic medications, the problem of nonadherence to the prescribed treatment becomes particularly relevant. Since one of the major contributors to the nonadherence is the presence of side effects of the drugs being used, the availability of tools for assessment of adverse reactions is of great importance. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present work was to develop an Arabic language version of the Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effect Scale (GASS). METHODS:After confirming the accuracy of translation, the questionnaire was given to 100 patients in two psychiatric centers in Saudi Arabia. RESULTS:The Cronbach's alpha (0.793) indicated a good reliability of the survey. The mean GASS score was 19.09, indicating

SUBMITTER: AlRuthia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107124 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature