Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Adherence Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor treatment adherence reduces treatment effectiveness and increases healthcare costs. The promotion of treatment adherence necessitates valid and reliable tools to assess the effectiveness of adherence promotion strategies. This study was undertaken to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Adherence Scale.

Methods

This methodological study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a literature review was done and a 62-item scale was developed. In the second phase, different methods were used to assess the psychometric properties of the scale, namely its face validity, content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest stability.

Results

During face and content validity

SUBMITTER: Dehghan Nayeri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525209 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature