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To develop and evaluate the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, a novel instrument designed to quantify cognitive representations of both prescribed medications and pharmaceuticals in general.

January 1, 1999Psychology and Health

The beliefs about medicines questionnaire: The development and evaluation of a new method for assessing the cognitive representation of medication

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To develop and evaluate the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, a novel instrument designed to quantify cognitive representations of both prescribed medications and pharmaceuticals in general.
Generated an initial item pool derived from published literature themes and semi-structured qualitative interviews with chronically ill patients.
Conducted principal component analysis to determine factor structure and evaluated the measure for internal reliability, criterion-related validity, and discriminant validity across distinct illness groups.
Principal component analysis established an 18-item, 4-factor structure that demonstrated logical coherence and stability across multiple illness populations.
The instrument successfully separated into two standalone or combinable components: BMQ-Specific (Specific-Necessity and Specific-Concerns) and BMQ-General (General-Harm and General-Overuse).
Psychometric evaluation confirmed acceptable reliability along with supported criterion-related and discriminant validity.

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Psychometric study demonstrates robust validity of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire across illness groups, indicating a reliable measure of patient medication perceptions.

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Horne et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e76f0fb1f585b14520bf29 https://doi.org/10.1080/08870449908407311

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Psychometric study demonstrates robust validity of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire across illness groups, indicating a reliable measure of patient medication perceptions.

The beliefs about medicines questionnaire: The development and evaluation of a new method for assessing the cognitive representation of medication

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The beliefs about medicines questionnaire: The development and evaluation of a new method for assessing the cognitive representation of medication

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