Empowering Adherence Assessment: Translating and Validating the 15-STARS Questionnaire for Use in Taiwanese Community Pharmacies
Yung-Hsuan Chang, Yen-Ming Huang, Yu-Meng Yang, Tzu Wang, Hsun-Yu Chan, Chia-chen Yang, Isabelle Arnet, Christiane Eickhoff, Yunn-Fang Ho · 2026
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Yung-Hsuan Chang and colleagues translated and validated in 2026 a questionnaire on medication adherence for use in Taiwanese community pharmacies. Taking drugs as prescribed is key to good outcomes, yet few short, free tools exist in Traditional Chinese for daily pharmacy work. The tool, called 15-STARS, also asks why doses are missed.
After forward and back translation, pharmacists and patients checked the wording. Field testing covered two hundred fifteen patients with type two diabetes at six pharmacies. Validity scores were excellent, and belief-related items held together well. Nearly half of patients had missed a dose in the prior two weeks, most often from forgetting. Complex regimens tracked with worse adherence and blood sugar control.
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| CREATOR | Yung-Hsuan Chang, Yen-Ming Huang, Yu-Meng Yang, Tzu Wang, Hsun-Yu Chan, Chia-chen Yang, Isabelle Arnet, Christiane Eickhoff, Yunn-Fang Ho |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |