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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2009 Jul 25;69(6):591–599. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.007

Table II.

Selected Measures of Psychiatric Medication Adherence Attitudes and Behaviors

Name of Scale Number of items Mode of administration Time to complete (minutes) Reliability Validity
Rating of Medication Influences (ROMI) 20 Clinician/Trained Rater 10-15 + +
Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI) 10 (10-item) Self-report 5-10 + -
Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) 10 Self-report 5-10 + -
Brief Evaluation of Medication Influences and Beliefs (BEMIB) 8 Self-report 5-10 + +
ASK-20 Adherence Barriers Survey 20 Self-report 10-15 + +
Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS) 4 Clinician/Trained Rater 5 + +
Morisky Adherence Scale 4 Self-rated 5 + +
Tablets Routine Questionnaire (TRQ): 10 Clinician/Trained Rater 10-15 + -

+ = Some Information

- = Incomplete or Inconsistent Information

-- = No Data