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Validity and reliability of the T urkish A dherence to R efills and M edications S cale
Author(s) -
Gökdoğan Feray,
Kes Duygu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12566
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , intraclass correlation , content validity , turkish , reliability (semiconductor) , confirmatory factor analysis , validity , psychology , scale (ratio) , test (biology) , medicine , statistics , clinical psychology , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , mathematics , cartography , geography , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Aims The aim of the study was to create a Turkish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS‐7) and to examine its validity and reliability. Methods The sample of this methodological type study consisted of 100 Turkish patients with chronic disease. In the evaluation of data, the content validity index, Cronbach α, test‐retest, item total score correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and adherence statistics were used. Results The scale's content validity index was 0.94, its Kendal W goodness‐of‐fit test was 0.188 ( P = .246), its Cronbach α coefficient was 0.75, and its item total score correlation was between 0.32 and 0.59 ( P < .001). The test‐retest reliability was also satisfactory with interclass correlation coefficients higher than 0.75. Conclusion The Turkish version of the ARMS‐7 is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used in the evaluation of attitudes to adherence to medications and refills based on self‐reporting by the chronically ill.