A patient self-report questionnaire was developed that assesses subjective swallowing difficulties with medication intake, the SWAMECO questionnaire. It was validated in a highly specific population and will now be tested in the general population.
Based on a systematic literature review, a novel self-report questionnaire was developed in 2016 to assess subjective swallowing difficulties with medication intake and their practical consequences in ambulatory patients, the SWAMECO questionnaire. It consists of 30 items divided into 5 sections Complaints, Intensity, Localization, Coping strategies, and Adherence to medication. It was validated in people suffering from systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare multisystem autoimmune disease that often leads to swallowing problems with food and liquids with progression. The aim of this study is now to validate the questionnaire in the general population. Patients presenting in the community pharmacy with a prescription of at least 3 different medications for a minimum of 3 months will fill in the questionnaire on site.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
115
Fill in the SWAMECO questionnaire
University of Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland
swallowing difficulties assessed by Questionnaire
The variable of primary interest is the answer to the question number 4: "Do you experience swallowing difficulties when you take your medicines?"
Time frame: 5 minutes
medication adherence assessed by Questionnaire
Answers to q 26-28: "how many days did you miss at least one dose of any of your medicines?", "how good a job did you do at taking your medicines in the way you were supposed to?", "how often did you take your medicines in the way you were supposed to?"
Time frame: 5 minutes
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