Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool
A focus on treatment regimens
- Roger T. Anderson, PHD1,
- Cynthia J. Girman, DRPH2,
- Manjiri D. Pawaskar, PHD3,
- Fabian T. Camacho, MS4,
- Jorge Calles, MD5,
- William S. Kelly, MD6,
- Carla DeMuro, MS7 and
- Rajesh Balkrishnan, PHD3
- 1College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- 2Merck Research Laboratories, Epidemiology Department, West Point, Pennsylvania
- 3Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio
- 4Department of Public Health Sciences, the College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- 5Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 6Kernersville Primary Care, Kernersville, North Carolina
- 7Research Triangle Institute Health Solutions, Patient Reported Outcomes, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
- Corresponding author: Roger T. Anderson, rtanders{at}psu.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—To develop and test a patient questionnaire on treatment satisfaction with diabetes regimens.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Survey items were developed from community clinic focus groups, pretested in patients with diabetes, and examined in two samples of treated patients.
RESULTS—Sixteen items performed well in assessing treatment experiences: ease and convenience, lifestyle burdens, well-being, and medical control. Construct validity was supported by associations (P < 0.05) with treatment complexity, self-rated glucose control, health worries, and A1C. Internal consistency ranged from 0.89 to 0.95.
CONCLUSIONS—The Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool offers a comprehensive assessment of patient acceptability, with diabetes therapy useful for individualizing therapeutic decision making.
Footnotes
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Published ahead of print at http://care.diabetesjournals.org on 17 October 2008.
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- Accepted September 26, 2008.
- Received July 3, 2008.
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