| Psychometric properties of a German version of the "Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale" (SIMS-D). | |
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PMID: 19659705 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to translate the Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale (SIMS) into German and test its psychometric properties in a German primary care setting. The SIMS was developed to assess the extent to which patients feel they have received enough information about their medicines. METHODS: Three hundred seventy chronically ill patients were included in the study. The SIMS was translated to SIMS-D (German version) and evaluated in terms of acceptability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant, and criterion-related validity. RESULTS: The SIMS-D showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.92) and adequate test-retest reliability (Pearson's r > 0.7). Relationships to external criteria regarding medication management were acceptable (Spearman's rho > 0.4). The SIMS-D was reasonably well accepted (return rate of 71%); however, older people produced more missing values when filling in the questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence was given that the SIMS-D is a suitable instrument for measuring patient satisfaction with information about medicines in German primary care settings. |
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Cornelia Mahler; Susanne Jank; Katja Hermann; Rob Horne; Sabine Ludt; Walter E Haefeli; Joachim Szecsenyi |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-07-29 |
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Title: Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Volume: 12 ISSN: 1524-4733 ISO Abbreviation: Value Health Publication Date: 2009 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-07-29 Completed Date: 2010-09-17 Revised Date: 2010-11-22 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883818 Medline TA: Value Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1176-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, Heidelberg, Germany. cornelia.mahler@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
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Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Chronic Disease Female Germany Humans Male Medication Adherence Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Patient Education as Topic* Patient Satisfaction* Prescription Drugs* Psychometrics Questionnaires / standards* Reproducibility of Results Statistics, Nonparametric Young Adult |
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