Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of the Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale (SIMS)
| Anticoagulant (n=150) | Asthma (n=153) | Cardiac IP (n=120) | General medical IP (n=91) | Cardiac rehabilitation (n=44) | Diabetic insulin treated (n=65) | Diabetic OAA (n=112) | Oncology (n=91) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP = inpatients; OAA = oral antihypoglycaemic agent treatment; AU = Action and usage subscale; PPM = Potential problems of medication subscale. | ||||||||
| SIMS (Total) | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| SIMS (AU) | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.83 |
| SIMS (PPM) | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.81 |