Adaptation and validation of the Measuring of Treatment Adherence for mental health

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 71; no. suppl 5; pp. 2243 - 2250
• Main Authors: Borba, Letícia de Oliveira, Capistrano, Fernanda Carolina, Ferreira, Aline Cristina Zerwes, Kalinke, Luciana Puchalski, Mantovani, Maria de Fátima, Maftum, Mariluci Alves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2018
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adult; Brazil; Chronic illnesses; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Culturally Competent Care - standards; Drug therapy; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Measuring instruments; Medication Adherence; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Mental health care; Mental Health Services - organization & administration; Mental Health Services - standards; Middle Aged; Nursing; Patient compliance; Psychometrics - instrumentation; Psychometrics - methods; Psychometrics - standards; Reproducibility of Results; Substance abuse treatment; Surveys and Questionnaires; Translating; Treatment Adherence and Compliance - psychology; Validation Studies; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0796

to adapt culturally and validate the Measuring Instrument of Treatment Adherence for mental health. methodological study, carried out with 300 individuals with mental disorders, in two Psychosocial Care Centers in Curitiba, state of Paraná, Brazil, from April to June 2014. The cross-cultural adaptation was developed according to international recommendations, the construct validation was made by exploratory factor analysis, and internal consistency was verified by Cronbach's alpha. through the evaluation of a committee of experts and completion of the pre-testing, face and content validation was achieved. From the factor analysis, we identified two factors of the instrument's construct: involuntary action and voluntary action, with a total explanation variance of 55.7%. The value of Bartlett's test of sphericity was p<0.001. Cronbach's alpha was 0.74. the adapted and validated instrument proved to be trustworthy to be applied to the verification of adherence to drug therapy for individuals with mental disorders.