Psychometric evaluation of the MEDication Literacy Assessment in Geriatric Patients and Informal Caregivers (MED-fLAG) instrument using Rasch analyses in a sample of hospitalised older adults
Jenny Gentizon, Laura Mortelmans, Nadège Tapsoba, Nathalie Rebetez, Anne-Lore Bynens, Carole Schol, Louise Vanheusden, Anneleen Van De Weyer, Roger Hilfiker, Tinne Dilles, Cedric Mabire · 2026
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Jenny Gentizon and colleagues run Rasch checks on a medication literacy scale for older adults and their caregivers in a 2026 study. Managing complex drug regimens safely depends on skills that few tools measure for this group.
The MED-fLAG scale was answered by 582 hospitalized adults aged 65 and over in Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with 563 responses analyzed. Mean age was 73.9 years across the sample. The functional part, with 19 items, and the interactive part, with 13 items, held up well on fit and reliability. The critical part, with 21 items, split into several dimensions and behaved differently across French and Dutch speakers.
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| CREATOR | Jenny Gentizon, Laura Mortelmans, Nadège Tapsoba, Nathalie Rebetez, Anne-Lore Bynens, Carole Schol, Louise Vanheusden, Anneleen Van De Weyer, Roger Hilfiker, Tinne Dilles, Cedric Mabire |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69184 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |