The impact of personal and cultural beliefs on medication adherence of patients with chronic illnesses: a systematic review

W Shahin, GA Kennedy, I Stupans - Patient preference and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Patients' adherence to therapeutic regimes may be influenced by subjective
beliefs about chronic conditions. One of the challenges for health professionals in …

Identification of validated questionnaires to measure adherence to pharmacological antihypertensive treatments

B Pérez-Escamilla, L Franco-Trigo… - Patient preference …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Low adherence to pharmacological treatments is one of the factors associated
with poor blood pressure control. Questionnaires are an indirect measurement method that …

A randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial to improve medication adherence in adult stroke patients with prescription tailored Short Messaging Service …

AK Kamal, Q Shaikh, O Pasha, I Azam, M Islam… - BMC neurology, 2015 - Springer
Background The effectiveness of mobile technology to improve medication adherence via
customized Short Messaging Service (SMS) reminders for stroke has not been tested in …

Validation of the Persian version of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) in Iranian hypertensive patients

Y Moharamzad, H Saadat, BN Shahraki… - Global journal of …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The reliability and validity of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) was
assessed in a sample of Iranian hypertensive patients. In this multi-center study which lasted …

Development and validation of a novel General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) for chronic illness patients in Pakistan

AA Naqvi, MA Hassali, M Rizvi, A Zehra… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-reporting adherence tool termed
as General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) in Urdu language for measuring …

Using a tailored health information technology-driven intervention to improve health literacy and medication adherence in a Pakistani population with vascular disease …

AK Kamal, A Muqeet, K Farhat, W Khalid, A Jamil… - Trials, 2016 - Springer
Background Vascular disease, manifesting as myocardial infarction and stroke, is a major
cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Current …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of the 8-item Morisky medication adherence scale in chronically ill ambulatory patients in rural Greece

S Plakas, D Mastrogiannis, M Mantzorou… - Open Journal of …, 2016 - scirp.org
Objective: To validate a Greek version of the structured self-reported 8-item Morisky
Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and determine its psychometric properties in …

Determinants of uncontrolled hypertension in rural communities in South Asia—Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

TH Jafar, M Gandhi, I Jehan, A Naheed… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is a leading risk factor for death and
disability in South Asia. We aimed to determine the cross-country variation, and the factors …

Translation and validation of the English version of the general medication adherence scale (GMAS) in patients with chronic illnesses

AA Naqvi, MA Hassali, A Jahangir… - Journal of drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study aimed to translate the General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS)
into English language and validate it in patients suffering from chronic illnesses. Methods: A …

Non-adherence to prescribed antihypertensives in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare settings in Islamabad, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

S Mahmood, Z Jalal, MA Hadi, H Orooj… - Patient preference and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of non-adherence to
antihypertensive medication among patients with hypertension attending various healthcare …