Investigation of medication adherence for superficial mycoses among students in a college based on Morisky Medication Adherence Scale
10.12206/j.issn.1006-0111.202107016
- VernacularTitle:基于Morisky量表调查某院校学员浅部真菌病用药依从性
- Author:
Renjie TANG
1
;
Zhiyong LI
2
;
Ruina WANG
2
;
Jiacun LIU
2
;
Zhi WANG
1
;
Haiyan LIU
1
;
Honglei LI
1
;
Xu WANG
3
;
Dazhi ZHANG
2
;
Lan YAN
2
Author Information
1. Beijing South Medical District of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100072, China.
2. School of Pharmacy, Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
3. Unit 32377 of the PLA, Beijing 100041, China.
- Keywords:
superficial mycoses;
medication adherence;
scale;
students
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice
2022;40(4):335-338
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the medication adherence of military academy students with superficial mycoses. Methods A 8-item Morisky medication adherence scale (MMAS) was modified into 7-item scale to evaluate the compliance of antifungal drugs in the sick students. The reliability and validity of the scale were analyzed. Results A total of 243 questionnaires were collected, of which 242 were valid questionnaires. 90.08% of the students took topical medication and 8.68% were treated both with topical and systematic combination. High, medium and low medication adherence rates as assessed by the modified MMAS were 9.09%, 23.97% and 66.94%, respectively. The reliability analysis showed that the internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach’s α ) was 0.781，and the adjusted Cronbach’s α was 0.790, indicating the high reliability of the scale. The KMO value was 0.798, and the Bartlett’s spherical test value was 440.866, P=0.000. One factor was extracted by exploratory factor analysis. The factor loadings of the items were all above 0.5. Therefore, the high convergent validity was good. Conclusion The modified MMAS has good reliability and validity and is applicable for the evaluation of medication compliance for superficial mycoses. In this study, the military students have a low level of medication adherence for superficial mycoses. Effective measures should be taken to help students strengthen their daily medication management and improve compliance.
