title: Psychometric properties of a German version of the "Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale" (SIMS-D).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to translate the Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale (SIMS) into German and test its psychometric properties in a German primary care setting. The SIMS was developed to assess the extent to which patients feel they have received enough information about their medicines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred seventy chronically ill patients were included in the study. The SIMS was translated to SIMS-D (German version) and evaluated in terms of acceptability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant, and criterion-related validity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SIMS-D showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.92) and adequate test-retest reliability (Pearson's r > 0.7). Relationships to external criteria regarding medication management were acceptable (Spearman's rho > 0.4). The SIMS-D was reasonably well accepted (return rate of 71%); however, older people produced more missing values when filling in the questionnaire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preliminary evidence was given that the SIMS-D is a suitable instrument for measuring patient satisfaction with information about medicines in German primary care settings.
authors: Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, Heidelberg, Germany. cornelia.mahler@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors: Cornelia
authors: C
authors: Mahler
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Jank
authors: Katja
authors: K
authors: Hermann
authors: Rob
authors: R
authors: Horne
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Ludt
authors: Walter E
authors: WE
authors: Haefeli
authors: Joachim
authors: J
authors: Szecsenyi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs