Psychometric properties of the Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire–adjuvant endocrine therapy (BMQ-AET) for women taking AETs following early-stage breast cancer

نویسندگان

  • Jo Brett
  • Nick J Hulbert-Williams
  • Deborah Fenlon
  • Mary Boulton
  • Fiona M Walter
  • Peter Donnelly
  • Bernadette Lavery
  • Adrienne Morgan
  • Carolyn Morris
  • Rob Horne
  • Eila Watson
چکیده

This study evaluated the Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire to explore adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy after treatment for breast cancer (BMQ-AET). Factor structure of the BMQ-AET was explored alongside internal consistency, convergent validity and acceptability. The BMQ-AET Specific Scale fitted the original 10 item model. Internal consistency of the BMQ-AET was much improved compared to the original BMQ and convergent validity showed predicted direction of correlation, although correlation with BMQ-AET concerns scale was low. Acceptability was good. The evaluation of the BMQ-AET is encouraging, and could facilitate future research around adherence to AET.

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دوره 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017