ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2022
The Persian version of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8): can we trust it?
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- Validation of the Kazakh-language version of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in patients with arterial hypertension.Future science OA · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Theory Based Educational Intervention on Health Literacy, Medication Adherence and Self-Manag.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- The Morisky Method for Measuring Medication Adherence in Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of factors affecting treatment adherence in patients with keloid disease.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Article
- Medication adherence scales in non-communicable diseases: A scoping review of design gaps, constructs and validation processes.PloS one · 2025Article
- Chronic illness trajectory-based nursing intervention improves the self-care abilities of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a structured questionnaire for assessing risk factors of medication non-adherence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Indonesia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common serious health problem. Medication adherence is a crucial determinant of therapeutic success in patients with diabetes mellitus. This study aims to examine the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) psychometric properties among diabetic patients. Methods: This study was carried out at the Internal Medicine clinic of Firooz Abadi Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from 2018 to 2020. The English version of the MMAS-8 was translated into Persian and administered to patients with diabetes mellitus. A total of 150 patients who had diabetes were included. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess the reliability. Results: According to the recommended scoring method, the Mean ± SD of MMAS-8 scores was 4.97 ± 1.92. Good internal consistency was found in our study (Cronbach's α = 0.70). Not any significant relationship between MMAS-8 categories and occurrence of complications was found. Conclusions: The findings of this validation study indicate that the Persian version of the MMAS-8 is a reliable measure of medication adherence, but it has not acceptable validity. Further studies are needed to reach a good validity.
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