Feray Gökdoğan1, Duygu Kes2. 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus. 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Karabuk University, Karabük, Turkey.
Abstract
AIMS: The aim of the study was to create a Turkish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS-7) and to examine its validity and reliability. METHODS: The sample of this methodological type study consisted of 100 Turkish patients with chronic disease. In the evaluation of data, the content validity index, Cronbach α, test-retest, item total score correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and adherence statistics were used. RESULTS: The scale's content validity index was 0.94, its Kendal W goodness-of-fit test was 0.188 (P = .246), its Cronbach α coefficient was 0.75, and its item total score correlation was between 0.32 and 0.59 (P < .001). The test-retest reliability was also satisfactory with interclass correlation coefficients higher than 0.75. CONCLUSION: The Turkish version of the ARMS-7 is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used in the evaluation of attitudes to adherence to medications and refills based on self-reporting by the chronically ill.
AIMS: The aim of the study was to create a Turkish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS-7) and to examine its validity and reliability. METHODS: The sample of this methodological type study consisted of 100 Turkish patients with chronic disease. In the evaluation of data, the content validity index, Cronbach α, test-retest, item total score correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and adherence statistics were used. RESULTS: The scale's content validity index was 0.94, its Kendal W goodness-of-fit test was 0.188 (P = .246), its Cronbach α coefficient was 0.75, and its item total score correlation was between 0.32 and 0.59 (P < .001). The test-retest reliability was also satisfactory with interclass correlation coefficients higher than 0.75. CONCLUSION: The Turkish version of the ARMS-7 is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used in the evaluation of attitudes to adherence to medications and refills based on self-reporting by the chronically ill.
Authors: Yu Heng Kwan; Livia Jia Yi Oo; Dionne Hui Fang Loh; Truls Østbye; Lian Leng Low; Hayden Barry Bosworth; Julian Thumboo; Jie Kie Phang; Si Dun Weng; Dan V Blalock; Eng Hui Chew; Kai Zhen Yap; Corrinne Yong Koon Tan; Sungwon Yoon; Warren Fong Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2020-10-08 Impact factor: 5.428
Authors: Yu Heng Kwan; Si Dun Weng; Dionne Hui Fang Loh; Truls Østbye; Lian Leng Low; Hayden Barry Bosworth; Julian Thumboo; Jie Kie Phang; Livia Jia Yi Oo; Dan V Blalock; Eng Hui Chew; Kai Zhen Yap; Corrinne Yong Koon Tan; Sungwon Yoon; Warren Fong Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2020-10-09 Impact factor: 5.428