Materials and methods: Data were drawn from the Adelphi T2DM Disease Specific Programme™, a survey of physicians and adults with T2DM consulting in the United States, February-May 2021. Participants completed the ADAQ and single questions on medication satisfaction and convenience. Latent variable modelling (exploratory/confirmatory factor analyses, item response theory, Mokken scaling and bifactor analyses) assessed ADAQ dimensionality and composite scoring. Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses were conducted between participants taking injectable and non-injectable therapies, and with <3 or ≥3 long-term conditions. Correlational analyses with physician-reported adherence and compliance, and patient-reported treatment satisfaction, convenience and side-effects assessed construct validity. ADAQ scores by sociodemographic and clinical factors were also described.
Results: Overall, 1287 people with T2DM were included in this analysis (mean age 56.7 years [standard deviation: 12.8], 54.5% [n = 702] male). Latent variable modelling indicated a unidimensional reflective model fit, with a bifactor model confirming an 11-question essentially unidimensional composite score. Negligible DIF was found between groups. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were both ≥0.90. Moderate correlations with physician-reported adherence and compliance, and patient-reported medication convenience and satisfaction support construct validity.
Conclusions: The ADAQ shows strong construct validity and high internal consistency reliability within a heterogenous T2DM population with negligible DIF between sub-groups. Future work should focus on test-retest reliability and detecting change over time.
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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism is primarily a journal of clinical and experimental pharmacology and therapeutics covering the interrelated areas of diabetes, obesity and metabolism. The journal prioritises high-quality original research that reports on the effects of new or existing therapies, including dietary, exercise and lifestyle (non-pharmacological) interventions, in any aspect of metabolic and endocrine disease, either in humans or animal and cellular systems. ‘Metabolism’ may relate to lipids, bone and drug metabolism, or broader aspects of endocrine dysfunction. Preclinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic studies, meta-analyses and those addressing drug safety and tolerability are also highly suitable for publication in this journal. Original research may be published as a main paper or as a research letter.