Background This systematic review examined the reliability and validity of the Morisky
Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8), which has been widely used to assess patient …

Aims Medication non‐adherence is a significant health problem. There are numerous
methods for measuring adherence, but no single method performs well on all criteria. The …

Background A broad literature base exists for measuring medication adherence to
monotherapeutic regimens, but publications are less extensive for measuring adherence to …

WHO reported that adherence among patients with chronic diseases averages only 50% in
developed countries. This is recognized as a significant public health issue, since …

Non-adherence to medications is considered as one of the largest drug related issues. WHO
states that non-adherence to medications is a “worldwide problem of striking magnitude.” 1 …

Background Adherence to chronic therapy is a key determinant of patient health outcomes in
chronic disease. However, only about 50% of patients adhere to chronic therapy. One of the …

Background A self-reporting questionnaire is the most convenient and cheapest way to
assess medication adherence. A new 8-item self-reported Morisky Medication Adherence …

AIMS: To translate and examine the psychometric properties of the Malaysian version of the
Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) among patients with type 2 diabetes …

Introduction Practical adherence barriers (eg, medication frequency) are generally more
amenable to intervention than perceptual barriers (eg, beliefs). Measures which assess …

No validation study has previously been made for the Arabic version of the 8-item Morisky
Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8©) as a measure for medication adherence in …