%0 Journal Article
%A González-Bueno, Javier
%A Calvo-Cidoncha, Elena
%A Sevilla-Sánchez, Daniel
%A Espaulella-Panicot, Joan
%A Codina-Jané, Carles
%A Santos-Ramos, Bernardo
%T [Spanish translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the ARMS-scale for measuring medication adherence in polypathological patients].
%D 2017
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11070
%X Translate the ARMS scale into Spanish ensuring cross-cultural equivalence for measuring medication adherence in polypathological patients. Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and pilot testing. Secondary hospital. (i)Forward and blind-back translations followed by cross-cultural adaptation through qualitative methodology to ensure conceptual, semantic and content equivalence between the original scale and the Spanish version. (ii)Pilot testing in non-institutionalized polypathological patients to assess the instrument for clarity. The Spanish version of the ARMS scale has been obtained. Overall scores from translators involved in forward and blind-back translations were consistent with a low difficulty for assuring conceptual equivalence between both languages. Pilot testing (cognitive debriefing) in a sample of 40 non-institutionalized polypathological patients admitted to an internal medicine department of a secondary hospital showed an excellent clarity. The ARMS-e scale is a Spanish-adapted version of the ARMS scale, suitable for measuring adherence in polypathological patients. Its structure enables a multidimensional approach of the lack of adherence allowing the implementation of individualized interventions guided by the barriers detected in every patient.
%K ARMS scale
%K Adaptación transcultural
%K Adherence
%K Adherencia
%K Cross-cultural adaptation
%K Cuestionario ARMS
%K Multimorbidity
%K Paciente pluripatológico
%K Traducción
%K Translation
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