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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2018

Psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) in adults with hypertension.

Katarzyna Lomper, Mariusz Chabowski, Anna Chudiak, Artur Białoszewski, Krzysztof Dudek, Beata Jankowska-Polańska

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Article in Patient preference and adherence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katarzyna LomperDivision of Nursing of Internal Diseases, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Mariusz ChabowskiDivision of Surgical Procedures, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland, mariusz.chabowski@gmail.com.
Anna ChudiakDivision of Nursing of Internal Diseases, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Artur BiałoszewskiDepartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof DudekFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland.
Beata Jankowska-PolańskaDivision of Nursing of Internal Diseases, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PLWrocław University of Science and Technology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOnly 50%-75% of chronically ill patients take their medication as prescribed. The patient is found to adhere to treatment correctly and optimally if they accomplish 80% or more of the treatment plan. A questionnaire titled the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) has been used in studies involving various populations and proved to be a simple instrument for measuring adherence, with good psychometric properties.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to develop a Polish version of the ARMS (ARMS-P), an instrument that identifies levels of adherence in the hypertensive population, and evaluate its psychometric properties.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 279 patients, including 166 females (mean age 66.5 years), hospitalized between September 2016 and March 2017 in the Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, and Hypertension of Wrocław Medical University, Poland. The 12-item ARMS was translated from English into Polish. The 12 items included in the final questionnaire comprise two subscales: adherence to taking medications (eight items) and adherence to refilling prescriptions (four items).

resultsPatients in the good-adherence group were younger (

conclusionThe psychometric properties of the questionnaire are satisfactory (reliability measured by means of Cronbach's α). The ARMS-P questionnaire proved to be suitable for use in the Polish population. The use of this screening tool for the assessment of adherence to treatment is recommended in this population of hypertensive patients.

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12-item ARMSadherencehypertensionquestionnaire

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