Dhanoa Tanya, Boswell Rosaleen, Barry Arden R
, BSc, PharmD, ACPR, was, at the time of writing, a Pharmacy Resident with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services, Vancouver, British Columbia. She is now a Pharmacist with the Royal Columbian Hospital, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services, New Westminster, British Columbia.
, BScPharm, PharmD, ACPR, is a Clinical Practice Leader with Pharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta.
Can J Hosp Pharm. 2025 Aug 13;78(3):e3692. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3692. eCollection 2025.
The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) is a validated tool that has been correlated with medication adherence.
To determine patients' beliefs about their heart failure (HF) medications and their self-reported adherence.
In this prospective cross-sectional survey of community-dwelling adult patients with any type of HF, beliefs were assessed using the BMQ. Self-reported adherence was assessed using the 5-item Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5). Data were collected between January and May 2024. The primary outcome was the BMQ necessity-concerns differential (NCD).
Thirty-five patients completed the survey. The mean age was 63.9 years, and 22 (63%) of the patients were women. Thirteen patients (37%) self-reported having HF with reduced ejection fraction. The mean NCD was 7.8 (range -20 to +20). The mean BMQ subscale scores were as follows: general-harm, 8.8 out of 25; general-overuse, 8.1 out of 15; specific-necessity, 20.7 out of 25; and specific-concerns, 12.9 out of 25. The mean MARS-5 score was 22.3 out of 25.
The positive value for mean NCD indicated that patients' beliefs about the necessity of their HF medications exceeded their concerns. Self-reported adherence was high.
药物信念问卷(BMQ)是一种经过验证的工具,已被证明与药物依从性相关。
确定患者对其心力衰竭(HF)药物的信念以及他们自我报告的依从性。
在这项针对社区居住的任何类型HF成年患者的前瞻性横断面调查中,使用BMQ评估信念。使用5项药物依从性报告量表(MARS-5)评估自我报告的依从性。数据于2024年1月至5月收集。主要结局是BMQ必要性-担忧差异(NCD)。
35名患者完成了调查。平均年龄为63.9岁,22名(63%)患者为女性。13名患者(37%)自我报告射血分数降低的心力衰竭。平均NCD为7.8(范围-20至+20)。BMQ子量表平均得分如下:一般危害,25分中得8.8分;一般过度使用,15分中得8.1分;特定必要性,25分中得20.7分;特定担忧,25分中得12.9分。MARS-5平均得分为25分中的22.3分。
平均NCD的正值表明患者对其HF药物必要性的信念超过了他们的担忧。自我报告的依从性较高。