Table 1.
Characteristics of the articles included
| Author, year of publication | Questionnaire | Mean age (SD) | Sex % female, (n) | Language | Setting | Sample (n) | Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morisky et al21 1986 | MGL | 54a | 70.00 (–) | English | Hospital (outpatient clinics) |
290 | 4 |
| Ben et al27 2012 | BMQ vs MGL | 66.60 (13.20) | 64.60 (133) | Portuguese Portuguese |
Primary health care unit | 206 | 11 4 |
| Kim et al28 2000 | HB Comp Scale | 41.30 (5.30) 59.20 (13.10) |
0.00 (0) 69.20 (236) |
English | Outpatient clinic | Study 1: 139 Study 2: 341 |
14 |
| Krousel-Wood et al7 2005 | HB Comp Scale (elderly) | 69.00 (–) | 49.00 (121) | English | Elderly community-dwelling | 239 | 14 |
| Lambert et al29 2006 | Xhosa HB Comp Scale Xhosa Adapted HB Comp Scale |
52.00 (7.60) | 51.00 (50) | Xhosa | Community health centers | 79 82 |
14 10 |
| Song et al30 2011 | HBMA-K | 52.54 (5.40) 70.88 (5.40) |
56.80 (88) 70.50 (261) |
Korean | Baltimore- Washington metropolitan area | Study 1: 155 Study 2: 370 |
8 |
| Morisky et al32 2008 | MMAS-8 | 52.50 (12.20) | 59.20 (809) | English | Hospital | 1,367 | 8 |
| Korb-Savoldelli et al31 2012 | MMAS-8 | 55.70 (14.60) | 42.70 (85) | French | Hospital, day care unit | 199 | 8 |
| Saleem et al33 2012 | MMAS-8 | 39.50 (6.93) | 28.20 (31) | Urdu | Hospital | 110 | 8 |
| Ma et al34 2012 | TAQPH | 59.68 (10.69) | 58.30 (162) | Chinese | Hospital | 278 | 28 |
| Martín Alfonso et al35 2008 | MBG | – | – | Spanish | Polyclinic | 114 | 12 |
| Martínez et al36 2011 | MBG | Not indicatedb | 81.00 (115) | Spanish | Health care center | 142 | 12 |
Notes:
a
Median.
b
Range 37–90 years.
Abbreviations: BMQ, Brief Medication Questionnaire; HB Comp Scale, Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale; HBMA-K, Hill-Bone Medication Adherence – Korean version scale; MBG, Martín–Bayarre–Grau; MGL, Morisky–Green–Levine; MMAS-8, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; SD, standard deviation; TAQPH, Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension.