Reliability and validity of the Medication Adherence Rating Scale in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia from Nigeria

Abstract Introduction Assessing adherence in schizophrenia facilitates interventions that optimize outcomes. Adherence rating questionnaires are feasible and non-intrusive; however, no validated measure exists in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the 10-item Medi...

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Main Authors: Godspower O. Owie, Sunday O. Olotu, Bawo O. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2018-05-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892018005003103&lng=en&tlng=en