Iranpour Aida, Sarmadi Vida, Alian Mofrad Arshia, Mousavinezhad Seyed Ali, Mousavinezhad Seyedeh Maryam, Mohammad Alizadeh Fatemeh, Neshat Sina
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 81746- 73461 Isfahan, Iran.
J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2022 May 23;21(1):835-840. doi: 10.1007/s40200-022-01047-7. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common serious health problem. Medication adherence is a crucial determinant of therapeutic success in patients with diabetes mellitus. This study aims to examine the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) psychometric properties among diabetic patients.
This study was carried out at the Internal Medicine clinic of Firooz Abadi Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from 2018 to 2020. The English version of the MMAS-8 was translated into Persian and administered to patients with diabetes mellitus. A total of 150 patients who had diabetes were included. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess the reliability.
According to the recommended scoring method, the Mean ± SD of MMAS-8 scores was 4.97 ± 1.92. Good internal consistency was found in our study (Cronbach's α = 0.70). Not any significant relationship between MMAS-8 categories and occurrence of complications was found.
The findings of this validation study indicate that the Persian version of the MMAS-8 is a reliable measure of medication adherence, but it has not acceptable validity. Further studies are needed to reach a good validity.
糖尿病（DM）是一个常见的严重健康问题。药物依从性是糖尿病患者治疗成功的关键决定因素。本研究旨在检验8项Morisky药物依从性量表（MMAS - 8）在糖尿病患者中的心理测量特性。
本研究于2018年至2020年在伊朗德黑兰菲鲁兹阿巴迪医院内科门诊进行。MMAS - 8的英文版本被翻译成波斯语并应用于糖尿病患者。共纳入150例糖尿病患者。计算Cronbach's α系数以评估可靠性。
根据推荐的评分方法，MMAS - 8评分的均值±标准差为4.97±1.92。本研究发现其具有良好的内部一致性（Cronbach's α = 0.70）。未发现MMAS - 8类别与并发症发生之间存在任何显著关系。
这项验证研究的结果表明，MMAS - 8的波斯语版本是药物依从性的可靠测量工具，但效度不可接受。需要进一步研究以获得良好的效度。
