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[Cross-cultural adaptation to Spanish of the Perceived Sensitivity to Medicines scale]
Marina Beléndez-Vázquez1, Eduardo García-Pachón2
1Departamento de Comunicación y Psicología Social, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España.
Background And Objective:
Patients' views regarding the actions and side effects of medicines can be measured with the Perceived Sensitivity to Medicines (PSM) scale. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the PSM scale for use in the Spanish population.
Materials And Methods:
The translation and cultural adaptation of the PSM scale and a pretest of the Spanish version were carried out with 50 patients receiving outpatient care in various specialties.
Results:
There were no difficulties in the stages of the translation and adaptation process. In the cognitive interview, participants found the five items easy to understand (mean score of 3.86±0.24 out of 4).
Conclusion:
Given its brevity, the Spanish version of the PSM scale represents an easily applicable tool for both research and clinical purposes.
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