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Psychometric Properties of the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q) in Patients with Diabetes, Arterial Hypertension and Heart Failure

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  • Natalia Świątoniowska-Lonc

    (Division of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland
    Center for Research and Innovation, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 50-981 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Kołtuniuk

    (Division of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Beata Jankowska-Polańska

    (Center for Research and Innovation, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 50-981 Wroclaw, Poland)

Abstract

Background: Satisfaction with medicines is crucial in indicating patient experiences with the treatment which impact medicine adherence and compliance. Aim: The aim of this research was to adopt a general measure of patients’ satisfaction with medicines, the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q), to the Polish language (BMQ-PL). Materials and Methods: A total of 197 patients qualified for the research, with the following diagnoses: type 2 diabetes ( n = 42), hypertension ( n = 55) and heart failure ( n = 100), aged 64.73 (SD = 13.27). The criterion-related validity was determined with the use of a Polish version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used. Results: The respondents’ mean score was 73.63 (SD = 18.42). Cronbach’s alpha for the entire instrument was 0.847. All items of the questionnaire were found to have a positive item–total correlation. A multifactorial linear regression model showed that a significant ( p ˂ 0.05) independent variable increasing the SATMED-Q score for the whole group was educational level (vocational education R = 14.576; secondary education R = 14.055; higher education R = 19.372) and low adherence (R = −1.384) was a decreasing variable. Conclusions: The present findings indicate a high level of reliability and validity of the translated SATMED-Q questionnaire, fully comparable to that of the original. The questionnaire can be used for the assessment of satisfaction with medicines among Polish patients.

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  • Natalia Świątoniowska-Lonc & Aleksandra Kołtuniuk & Beata Jankowska-Polańska, 2022. "Psychometric Properties of the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q) in Patients with Diabetes, Arterial Hypertension and Heart Failure," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1088-:d:728200
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    1. Jesús López-Torres López & Joseba Rabanales-Sotos & María Rosa López-Torres Hidalgo & Rosa María Milián García & Consuelo López Martínez & Gemma Blázquez Abellán, 2021. "Reliability and Validity of the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q) in Persons with Arterial Hypertension," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-11, March.
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