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

SAGE Open Medicine

ArsèneZongo¹ 

关键词: Medication adherence;    8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale;    self-report;    internal consistency;    factorial validity;    type 2 diabetes;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312116674850

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

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 factor comprised five items: stopping medication when diabetes is under control, stopping when feeling worse, feeling hassled about sticking to the prescription, reasons other than forgetting and a cross-loading item (i.e. taking drugs the day b...

【 授权许可】

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