%0 Journal Article
%T Development of the Japanese Medication Adherence Scale and Verification of Its Reliability and Validity in  Hypertensive Patients
%A Rika Shimada
%A Yasuaki Dohi
%A Kazunori Kimura
%A Satoshi Fujii
%J Pharmacology & Pharmacy
%P 118-124
%@ 2157-9431
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/pp.2015.63014
%X A 32-Item Japanese Medication Adherence Scale had been developed as a tool for evaluating the medication-taking behavior of hypertensive patients and predicting therapeutic efficacy, and an Internet survey of 990 hypertensive patients throughout Japan was performed. As a result, factor 1 ¡°Expectation of pharmacological efficacy¡± (9 items), factor 2 ¡°Motivation to be self-controlled in taking medication¡± (6 items), and factor 3 ¡°Negative feelings about taking medication¡± (4 items) were identified, comprising a total of 19 items. The scale was highly reliable. Because it proved capable of discriminating between the 2 groups with different medication-taking status and blood pressure, its validity had also been confirmed.
%K Drug Therapy
%K Hypertension
%K Measure
%K Medication Adherence Scale
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54467