Measures of Patient Adherence: RAND Medical Outcomes Study
The Medical Outcomes Study was a two-year study of patients with chronic conditions. As part of the study, the research team assessed how well patients adhered to treatment regimes.
The measures of patient adherence include two types of measures. A general measure assessed patients' adherence to treatment for heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension; a specific measure assessed patients' adherence to treatment recommendations for the tracer conditions studied in the MOS and also gathered information about how often the patient carried out the recommendations.
Available Documents
MOS Measures of Patient Adherence Survey Instrument
Related Reading
Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach — 1992
User's Manual for Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Core Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life — 1995
RAND Corporation, MR-162-RC, 1995
This manual summarizes the MOS measures and presents psychometric results from the MOS. It is designed to be a companion to the book, Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach
Other instruments from the Medical Outcomes Study
This website offers a list of all instruments that have been approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust.
Bibliography for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS)
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