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Table 2 Subjective Norm and Self-Efficacy Questions

From: Determinants of intentions to monitor antihypertensive medication adherence in Irish community pharmacy: a factorial survey

Item

Bipolar Adjectives

GPs in my locality think that I should assess patients’ antihypertensive medication adherence when dispensing repeat prescriptions (IN1)

Should not - Should

As a pharmacist, it is expected that I assess patients’ antihypertensive medication adherence when dispensing repeat prescriptions (IN2)

False - True

Patients would approve that I assess their antihypertensive medication adherence when dispensing repeat prescriptions (IN3)

Disapprove - Approve

Other pharmacists examine their patient’s dispensing records to assess adherence to antihypertensive medication over the previous months (DN)

False - True

Other pharmacists ask their patients questions about their adherence to antihypertensive medication (DN)

False - True

Other pharmacists discuss medication beliefs that influence antihypertensive medication with their patients (DN)

False - True

For me examining my patient’s dispensing records to assess adherence to antihypertensive medication over the previous months is (SE)

Difficult -Easy

For me asking my patients questions about their adherence to antihypertensive medication is (SE)

Difficult -Easy

For me discussing medication beliefs that influence antihypertensive medication with my patients is (SE)

Difficult -Easy

  1. IN Injunctive Norm, DN Descriptive Norm, SE Self-efficacy. A 7-point semantic differential response scale with bipolar adjectives was employed