Self-report measures of medication adherence behavior: recommendations on optimal use
University of Pittsburgh · University of Washington · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Medication adherence plays an important role in optimizing the outcomes of many treatment and preventive regimens in chronic illness. Self-report is the most common method for assessing adherence behavior in research and clinical care, but there are questions about its validity and precision. The NIH Adherence Network assembled a panel of adherence research experts working across various chronic illnesses to review self-report medication adherence measures and research on their validity. Self-report medication adherence measures vary substantially in their question phrasing, recall periods, and response items. Self-reports tend to overestimate adherence behavior compared with other assessment methods and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 38.57
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 140
Authors
14Topics & keywords
- Recall
- Medication adherence
- Health psychology
- Medicine
- Recall bias
- Clinical psychology
- Psychology
- Public health
Funding
- UOUniversity of WashingtonAward: U01AR057954
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: K12DK097696, K24MH093243, P30AI27757, U01AR057954, K24HL111315
- CFCenter for AIDS Research, University of WashingtonAward: P30AI27757
- NINational Institute on Aging
- NHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteAward: K24HL111315
- NINational Institute of Mental HealthAward: K24MH093243
- NINational Institute on Drug Abuse
- NCNational Cancer Institute
- NINational Institute of Nursing Research
- NINational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAward: P30AI27757
- NINational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesAward: K12DK097696
- NINational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesAward: U01AR057954
- OOOffice of Behavioral and Social Sciences ResearchAward: U01AR057954