AU - Laghousi, Delara AU - Rezaie, Fereshteh AU - alizadeh, Mahasti AU - Asghari Jafarabadi, Mohammad TI - The eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale: validation of its Persian version in diabetic adults PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - babol-caspjim JN - babol-caspjim VO - 12 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://caspjim.com/article-1-2109-en.html 4100 - http://caspjim.com/article-1-2109-en.pdf SO - babol-caspjim 1 ABĀ  - Background: Adherence to treatment is an important factor in the management of diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) among type 2 diabetes. Methods: This study carried out in Family Medicine Clinics (FMCs) in Tabriz, North West of Iran from May to September 2018. A total of 320 patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes were included. Content and face validity of the Persian version of MMAS-8 ‎ were quantitatively evaluated. The Cronbach's alpha and intra-class correlation (ICC) were calculated to assess the reliability. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to assess the construct validity of the questionnaire. Results: Content and face validity of the Persian version of MMAS-8 were confirmed. Good internal consistency (Cronbach’s a = 0.83) and test–retest reliability (ICC= 0.87, P<0.001) were found. According to the results of the EFA, Persian version of MMAS-8 among diabetic patients had two dimensions: stopping to take medication due to the forgetfulness and for reasons other than forgetfulness. Conclusion: The Persian version of the MMAS-8 is a high valid and reliable questionnaire to screen medication adherence of Persian-speaking patients with diabetes. CP - IRAN IN - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran LG - eng PB - babol-caspjim PG - 77 PT - Original Article YR - 2021