reviewTranslational Behavioral MedicineJul 8, 2015BRONZE OA

Self-report measures of medication adherence behavior: recommendations on optimal use

University of Pittsburgh · University of Washington · +4 more institutions

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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…

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Keywords
  • Recall
  • Medication adherence
  • Health psychology
  • Medicine
  • Recall bias
  • Clinical psychology
  • Psychology
  • Public health
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