Validation of the 5-Item Medication Adherence Report Scale in Older Stroke Patients in Iran

Chung-Ying Lin1, Huang-Tz Ou, Mehdi Nikoobakht

  • 1Chung-Ying Lin, PhD Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. Huang-tz Ou, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine; and Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Mehdi Nikoobakht, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Anders Broström, PhD Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Sweden. Kristofer Årestedt, PhD Professor, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University; and Department of Research, Kalmar County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden. Amir H. Pakpour, PhD Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran; and Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Sweden.

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