Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Health Psychology Open |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- adherence
- adjuvant endocrine therapy
- Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire
- Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire–adjuvant endocrine therapy
- convergent validity
- evaluation
- factor structure