Title |
Psychometric properties of the Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire–adjuvant endocrine therapy (BMQ-AET) for women taking AETs following early-stage breast cancer
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Published in |
Health Psychology Open, November 2017
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DOI | 10.1177/2055102917740469 |
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Authors |
Jo Brett, Nick J Hulbert-Williams, Deborah Fenlon, Mary Boulton, Fiona M Walter, Peter Donnelly, Bernadette Lavery, Adrienne Morgan, Carolyn Morris, Rob Horne, Eila Watson |
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. |
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