Development and preliminary validation of a patient-reported measure of patient–provider communication about medication prescriptions for adolescents and young adults

ABSTRACT

This investigation examined psychometric properties of a patient–provider communication measure developed for adolescents/young adults receiving medication prescriptions. Two independent samples of participants completed the measure; Study 1 included measures for preliminary validity analyses, while Study 2 included measures of adherence and adherence barriers. In Study 1, exploratory factor analyses revealed a 15-item, 2-factor structure and supported preliminary validity. In Study 2, Total and Factor 1 (“Clarifying Rationale for Medication”) scores were associated with adherence, and Total and Factor 2 (“Encouraging Patient Adherence Behavior”) scores were associated with adherence barriers. Preliminary evidence supported the measure as useful for assessing patient-provider communication.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the effort of participants in completing the surveys, the work of undergraduate research students at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and graduate students at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in data collection, entry, and analysis.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.