Ann Rheum Dis
February 2023
Background And Objective: To learn about and analyze the self-reported treatment experience of HCV patients who started treatment with direct acting antivirals agents (DAA), at a real-time, proactive and integrated into the pharmaceutical care healthcare process, using a prospective questionnaire completed by patients as clinical tool.
Material And Methods: Observational and cross-sectional study conducted between April (start of the National Strategic Plan) and December 2015 in the Outpatient Pharmacy Service. The questionnaire includes variables related to health related quality of life (HRQOL), adherence, adverse effects (AEs), satisfaction, and usefulness of the Pharmacy Service implemented training program.
Background: The most widely used validated instrument to assess the complexity of medication regimens is the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI).
Objective: This study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate a reliable version of the MRCI adapted to Spanish (MRCI-E).
Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation process consisted of an independent translation by 3 clinical pharmacists and a backtranslation by 2 native English speakers.