Table 3.

Reliability analysis for individual ARMS-P items in the study group (n=279)

Question*	Adherence
	Low (16–48 points), n=135, mean ± SD	High (8–15 points), n=144, mean ± SD
1. How often do you forget to take your medicine?	2.4±0.8	1.3±0.5
2. How often do you decide not to take your medicine?	2.1±0.9	1.0±0.1
3. How often do you forget to get prescriptions for your medicine?	2.1±1.0	1.0±0.1
4. How often do you run out of medicine?	2.1±0.9	1.0±0.1
5. How often do you skip a dose of your medicine before you go to the doctor?	2.3±0.9	1.0±0.0
6. How often do you miss taking you medicine when you feel better?	2.4±1.1	1.0±0.1
7. How often do you miss taking your medicine when you feel worse?	2.0±1.1	1.0±0.0
8. How often do you miss taking your medicine when you are careless?	2.2±0.9	1.0±0.2
9. How often do you change the dose of your medicines to suit your needs?	1.7±0.9	1.0±0.1
10. How often do you forget to take your medicine when you are supposed to take it more than once a day?	2.3±0.9	1.0±0.2
11. How often do you put off refilling your medicines because they cost too much money?	2.1±1.1	1.1±0.3
12. How often do you plan ahead and refill your medicines before they run out?	2.8±1.1	1.8±1.1

Notes:

^*Questions reproduced with permission from Kripalani S, Risser J, Gatti ME, Jacobson TA. Development and evaluation of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) among low-literacy patients with chronic disease. Value Health. 2009;12(1):118–123. Copyright © 2009 Emory University.²¹

Abbreviation: ARMS-P, Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale – Polish.