Use of the EvalObs ® adherence scale in an unselected French population of treated subjects with antihypertensive, hypolipemiants or oral antidiabetics medications: The FLAHS 2017 adherence survey

• Published in: Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie Vol. 67; no. 3; p. 186
• Main Authors: Girerd, X, Hanon, O, Vaïsse, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; French
• Published: France 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy; Dyslipidemias - drug therapy; Female; France; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Hypolipidemic Agents - therapeutic use; Male; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Self Report; Visual Analog Scale; France; Adherence; Hypertension; 6-item Girerd scale; Dyslipidémie; Observance; Questionnaire de Girerd; Visual Analog Scale EvalObs(®); Dyslipidemia; Diabète; High blood pressure; Diabetes; Échelle visuelle Evalobs(®)

A Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is useful for diagnosing medication nonadherence and its validity has been evaluated using electronic pillbox as the gold standard. We have developed the EvaLobs scale for use on paper or on smartphone and the aim of the study was to administrate the scale among FLAHS 201...