Abstract

PEREIRA, Maria das Graças; PEDRAS, Susana  and  MACHADO, Jose Cunha. Adaptation of the medication adherence report scale in a sample of portuguese type 2 diabetes patients. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.2, pp. 148-166. ISSN 1516-0858.

The goal of the present study was the adaptation of the Medication Adherence Report Scale in a Portuguese sample of type 2 diabetes patients. 387 diabetes patients participated in the study, (42% women and 58% males) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 57% of the diabetes patients were diagnosed in the previous six months and 38% between 7 and 12 months prior to the assessment. The validation study revealed a one factor solution like the original version that explained 52,15% of the variance. Cronbach alpha was .74. In terms of construct validity, adherence to medication is related to illness representations on several dimensions: consequences, personal control, treatment control, worries, and emotional representations. Finally, the relationship between adherence to medication and illness representations is sensitive to gender and age. The Medication Adherence Report Scale presents the psychometric properties that allow its use in Portuguese type 2 diabetes patients.

Keywords : Adherence to medication; Type 2 Diabetes.

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