Exploring Validated Self-Reported Instruments to Assess Adherence to Medications Used: A Review Comparing Existing Instruments.

Objective: To provide an overview of instruments that measure adherence to medications to facilitate selection of an instrument and to provide a summary of some published adherence assessment tools tailored to be used by the healthcare team, especially the pharmacists.

Data Sources: Studies were identified via PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar using the search terms medication adherence, compliance, persistence, combined with the terms questionnaire, scale, survey, self-report, and instrument.

Study Selection: Articles written in English, describing questionnaire instruments that were psychometrically evaluated (reporting a good coefficient of internal consistency, reliability assessed through Cronbach's alpha, and had been validated against a subjective or objective measure), and containing 30 or fewer items were included.

Post-Stroke Depression in Jordan: Prevalence Correlates and Predictors.

Background: Post-stroke depression is among the most frequent neuropsychiatric complications of stroke, and it is associated with poor prognosis and outcomes. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression; its correlates, and predictors among patients with stroke in Jordan.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive correlation design was used among 198 patients with stroke admitted to 9 hospitals all over Jordan.

Exploring the role of quantitative feedback in inhaler technique education: a cluster-randomised, two-arm, parallel-group, repeated-measures study.

Background: Feedback is a critical component of any educational intervention. When it comes to feedback associated with inhaler technique education, there is a lack of knowledge on its role or its potential to solve the major issue of poor inhaler technique.

Aims: This study aims to explore the role of feedback in inhaler technique education and its impact on the inhaler technique of patients over time.