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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm030
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Identifying Barriers to Medication Adherence in Adolescent Transplant Recipients

Laura E. Simons, PhD1 and Ronald L. Blount, PhD2

1Childrens Hospital Boston and 2University of Georgia

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Laura E. Simons, PhD, Pain Treatment Service, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02130. Beginning September 2007, Laura E. Simons, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, 648 Beacon Street, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. laura.simons{at}childrens.harvard.edu, lauraesimons{at}gmail.com


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Objective To create Parent and Adolescent Medication Barriers Scales (PMBS and AMBS) for assessing perceived barriers to medication adherence in adolescent transplant recipients. Methods These scales were developed and initially validated with 78 families. Participants responded to questions concerning perceived barriers to medication adherence. To assess validity, data on contextual factors (e.g., family functioning) and adherence measures were collected. Results A principal components factor analysis resulted in the following subscales for the PMBS and AMBS: (a) Disease Frustration/Adolescent Issues, (b) Regimen Adaptation/Cognitive Issues, (c) Ingestion Issues, and (d) Parent Reminder (PMBS only). Significant associations were found between barrier scale scores, contextual factors, and adherence. Conclusions The PMBS and AMBS are brief and psychometrically promising scales for assessing perceived barriers to adherence in adolescent transplant recipients.

Key words: adherence; adolescent; measurement; medication; pediatric transplant.

The author's address has been updated.

Received October 6, 2006; revision received January 21, 2007; accepted March 26, 2007


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