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Published scales measuring medication adherence are myriad. There is a need for a tool that guides towards downstream adherence interventions.

To develop and validate a self-report questionnaire able to detect modifiable determinants of medication non-adherence.

Workshops, surveys and meetings were used to identify items. Validation was performed in French and German (Switzerland) between March and April 2022. Face validation, content validation, construct validation, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were assessed. The questionnaire was finalized in August 2022.

The first draft in English included 13 items divided into four areas. Following translation, validation was performed with 144 patients (63 German-, 81 French-speaking) who were recruited in 35 community pharmacies. Acceptability was good (<5% missing data). Psychometric properties were …