Reliability and validity of the Medication Adherence Rating Scale in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia from Nigeria

• Published in: Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 85 - 92
• Main Authors: Owie, Godspower O, Olotu, Sunday O, James, Bawo O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Portugal Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul - Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 01.04.2018; Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
• Subjects: Adesão à medicação; confiabilidade; escala; esquizofrenia; Medication adherence; Mental disorders; Patient compliance; PSYCHIATRY; Psychopathology; Quantitative psychology; Schizophrenia; validade; Nigeria; Medication adherence; esquizofrenia; Adesão à medicação; reliability; confiabilidade; rating scale; schizophrenia; validity; escala; validade

Assessing adherence in schizophrenia facilitates interventions that optimize outcomes. Adherence rating questionnaires are feasible and non-intrusive; however, no validated measure exists in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the 10-item Medication Adherence Rating...