Reliability and validity of a 12-item medication adherence scale for patients with chronic disease in Japan

• Main Authors: Haruka Ueno (Author), Yoshihiko Yamazaki (Author), Yuki Yonekura (Author), MJ Park (Author), Hirono Ishikawa (Author), Takahiro Kiuchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To improve and support medication adherence among patients with chronic diseases, especially for long-term medication, it is important to consider both their relationship with healthcare providers and their lifestyle. We tested the reliability and validity of a modified 12-item M...