González-Bueno, JavierCalvo-Cidoncha, ElenaSevilla-Sánchez, DanielEspaulella-Panicot, JoanCodina-Jané, CarlesSantos-Ramos, Bernardo2023-01-252023-01-252017-04-05http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11070Translate 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.esAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ARMS scaleAdaptación transculturalAdherenceAdherenciaCross-cultural adaptationCuestionario ARMSMultimorbidityPaciente pluripatológicoTraducciónTranslationAgedCultural CharacteristicsFemaleHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMultiple Chronic ConditionsSelf ReportTranslationsresearch article28390732open access10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.0081578-1275PMC6876023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.008https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876023/pdf