Trial reportPloS one2020
Adaptation and validation of the Polish version of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire among cardiovascular patients and medical students.
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- Assessment of attitudes towards antihypertensive medication among Hungarian patients with hypertension using the beliefs about medicines questionnaire: a validation and cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Beliefs about Medicines and the Level of Intentional Non-Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated with First-Line Drugs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of self-efficacy in treatment adherence in older patients with comorbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes.Health psychology report · 2023Article
- Medication Beliefs, Cognitive Defusion, and Valued Living in Hypertensive Patients with Varying Medication Adherence.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2023Article
- Treatment Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Health-, medication- and dietary supplement-related behaviors and beliefs relatively unchanged during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2021Article
- Determinants of Knowledge About Dietary Supplements Among Polish Internet Users: Nationwide Cross-sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Impact of Beliefs about Medicines on the Level of Intentional Non-Adherence to the Recommendations of Elderly Patients with Hypertension.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Written Informed Consent-Translating into Plain Language. A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Efficacy Related to Self-Reported Adherence in Older Chronic Patients Dealing with Hypertension: A European Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) is the leading tool intended to assess the cognitive representation of medication, however, the validated Polish version of the questionnaire is lacking.
aimsTo adapt the original BMQ tool to the Polish language (BMQ-PL) and to validate it. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe BMQ was adapted to Polish according to widely accepted guidelines. A total of 311 cardiovascular in- and outpatients as well as medical students taking chronic medication were surveyed to assess data-to-model fit and internal consistency of the measure. The criterion-related validity was determined with the use of Polish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used, as well as general linear modeling.
resultsThe BMQ-PL exhibited the same factorial structure as the original questionnaire and all the items loaded on their expected factors. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was satisfactory in the group of cardiovascular patients (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.64 to 0.82 and McDonald's omega from 0.90 to 0.91). There were significant correlations in the predicted directions between all BMQ-PL subscales and the measure of drug adherence in cardiovascular outpatients, but not in inpatients. Medical students may conceptualize the beliefs about medicines in a different way; as a result, a modified version of the BMQ-PL-General, suitable for medically-educated people, was proposed.
conclusionThe BMQ-PL exhibits satisfactory proof of validity to be used among cardiovascular patients.
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