Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries
The goal of this study was to translate the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire – Specific (BMQ-Specific) for cholesterol-lowering drugs, into the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech and Polish languages and test their reliability with statistical methods. For this purpose, Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory and...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-10-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7616 |
id |
doaj-dd4c5429f0584911982261f8924aadec |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-dd4c5429f0584911982261f8924aadec2020-11-25T03:43:51ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-10-01177616761610.3390/ijerph17207616Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad CountriesKlára Boruzs0Viktor Dombrádi1János Sándor2Gábor Bányai3Robert Horne4Klára Bíró5Attila Nagy6Department of Health Systems Management and Quality Management for Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Health Systems Management and Quality Management for Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Health Systems Management and Quality Management for Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryCentre for Behavioural Medicine, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UKDepartment of Health Systems Management and Quality Management for Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryFaculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, HungaryThe goal of this study was to translate the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire – Specific (BMQ-Specific) for cholesterol-lowering drugs, into the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech and Polish languages and test their reliability with statistical methods. For this purpose, Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were conducted.<b> </b>The analyses included 235 Czech, 205 Hungarian, 200 Polish, and 200 Slovak respondents, all of whom were taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. The translations from English into the target languages were always done by two independent translators. As part of the validation process these translations were pilot tested and after the necessary alterations, they were translated back into English by a third translator. After the approval by the creator of the questionnaire, nationwide surveys were conducted in all four countries. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were exceptionally good for the Czech and Slovak translations, while the Polish and Hungarian translations marginally crossed the predetermined thresholds. With the exception of a single Polish question, the results of the exploratory factor analysis were deemed acceptable. The translated versions of BMQ-Specific are reliable and valid tools to assess patients’ beliefs about medication, especially medication adherence among patients taking cholesterol-lowering medication. A comparison between the four countries with this questionnaire is now possible.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7616cardiologyepidemiologypreventive medicinevascular medicine |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Klára Boruzs Viktor Dombrádi János Sándor Gábor Bányai Robert Horne Klára Bíró Attila Nagy |
spellingShingle |
Klára Boruzs Viktor Dombrádi János Sándor Gábor Bányai Robert Horne Klára Bíró Attila Nagy Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health cardiology epidemiology preventive medicine vascular medicine |
author_facet |
Klára Boruzs Viktor Dombrádi János Sándor Gábor Bányai Robert Horne Klára Bíró Attila Nagy |
author_sort |
Klára Boruzs |
title |
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries |
title_short |
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries |
title_full |
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries |
title_fullStr |
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries |
title_full_unstemmed |
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Lingual Validation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-Specific for Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in the Visegrad Countries |
title_sort |
cross-cultural adaptation and lingual validation of the beliefs about medicines questionnaire (bmq)-specific for cholesterol lowering drugs in the visegrad countries |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
series |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
issn |
1661-7827 1660-4601 |
publishDate |
2020-10-01 |
description |
The goal of this study was to translate the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire – Specific (BMQ-Specific) for cholesterol-lowering drugs, into the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech and Polish languages and test their reliability with statistical methods. For this purpose, Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were conducted.<b> </b>The analyses included 235 Czech, 205 Hungarian, 200 Polish, and 200 Slovak respondents, all of whom were taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. The translations from English into the target languages were always done by two independent translators. As part of the validation process these translations were pilot tested and after the necessary alterations, they were translated back into English by a third translator. After the approval by the creator of the questionnaire, nationwide surveys were conducted in all four countries. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were exceptionally good for the Czech and Slovak translations, while the Polish and Hungarian translations marginally crossed the predetermined thresholds. With the exception of a single Polish question, the results of the exploratory factor analysis were deemed acceptable. The translated versions of BMQ-Specific are reliable and valid tools to assess patients’ beliefs about medication, especially medication adherence among patients taking cholesterol-lowering medication. A comparison between the four countries with this questionnaire is now possible. |
topic |
cardiology epidemiology preventive medicine vascular medicine |
url |
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7616 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT klaraboruzs crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT viktordombradi crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT janossandor crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT gaborbanyai crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT roberthorne crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT klarabiro crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries AT attilanagy crossculturaladaptationandlingualvalidationofthebeliefsaboutmedicinesquestionnairebmqspecificforcholesterolloweringdrugsinthevisegradcountries |
_version_ |
1724517861040324608 |