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Table 3 PROMs’ characteristics

From: Quality of measurement properties of medication adherence instruments in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PROM

Target population

Recall period

(Sub)scale (s) (number of items)

Response options

Range of scores/scoring

Original language

Available translations

MMAS-8

DM and CVD

1 month

1 (8)

Dichotomous and Likert scale

0 to 8

English

17 languages

SMAQ

DM

NC

1 (6)

Dichotomous

6 to 12

English

2 languages

MEDS

DM and CVD

6 months

5 (16)

Likert scale

16 to 80

English

None

MNPS

DM and CVD

1 year

1 (9)

Dichotomous

0 to 9

English

None

DMAS-7

DM

NC

3 (7)

Dichotomous

0 to 7

Arabic

None

ARMS-12

DM and CVD

NC

2 (12)

Likert scale

12 to 48

English

5 languages

MGT

DM and CVD

NC

1 (4)

Dichotomous

0 to 4

English

7 languages

MTA-OA

DM

NC

1 (7)

Likert scale

1 to 6

Portuguese

None

MTA-Insulin

DM

NC

1 (7)

Likert scale

1 to 6

Portuguese

None

LMAS-14

CVD

NC

4 (14)

Likert scale

0 to 42

Arabic

None

MTA

DM and CVD

NC

1 (7)

Likert scale

1 to 6

Portuguese

None

MARS-5

DM and CVD

NC

1 (5)

Likert scale

5 to 25

English

3 languages

A-14

CVD

NC

5 (14)

Likert scale

0 to 56

German

2 languages

ARMS-10

CVD

NC

2 (10)

Likert scale

10 to 40

English

1 language

MALMAS

DM

1 month

1 (8)

Dichotomous and Likert scale

0 to 8

English

1 language

ARMS-D

DM

NC

2 (11)

Likert scale

11 to 44

English

None

IADMAS

DM

NC

1 (8)

Dichotomous and Likert scale

0 to 8

Arabic

None

GMAS

DM and CVD

NC

3 (11)

Likert scale

0 to 33

Urdu

4 languages

MAQ

CVD

NC

NC

NC

NC

Kannada, Malayalam

None

MMAS-5

CVD

1 month

1 (5)

Likert scale

No score

English

None

ProMAS

DM and CVD

NC

1 (18)

Dichotomous

0 to 18

Dutch

None

ARMS‐7

DM and CVD

NC

2 (7)

Likert scale

7 to 28

English

1 language

5-item questionnaire

CVD

1 month

1 (5)

Dichotomous

0 to 1

English

None

3-item questionnaire

DM and CVD

1 month

1 (3)

6-point Likert scale and continuous

0 to 100

English

None

AS

CVD

NC

1 (3)

Dichotomous and Likert

0 to 4

Russian

None

12-item questionnaire

DM

NC

1 (12)

Dichotomous

NC

English

None

Mascard

CVD

NC

1 (5)

Dichotomous

0 to 5

French

None

  1. ARMS Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale, AS Adherence Scale, CVD Cardiovascular diseases, DM Diabetes mellitus, DMAS-7 7-item Diabetes Medication Adherence Scale, GMAS General Medication Adherence Scale, IADMAS Iraqi Anti-Diabetic Medication Adherence Scale, LMAS-14 Fourteen-item Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale, MALMAS Malaysian Medication Adherence Scale, MAQ Medication Adherence Questionnaire, MARS-5 5-item Medication Adherence Report Scale, Mascard Medication Adherence Scale in Cardiovascular disorders, MEDS Medication Adherence Estimation and Differentiation Scale, MGT Morisky-Green test, MMAS-5 5-item adapted Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, MMAS-8 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, MNPS Medication Non-persistence Scale, MTA Measurement of Treatment Adherence, MTA-Insulin Measurement of Treatment Adherence – Insulin, MTA-OA MTA-Oral Antidiabetics, NC Not clear, PROM Patient-reported outcome measures, ProMAS Probabilistic Medication Adherence Scale, SMAQ Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire