Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ)

Are you evaluating a patient's compliance with a drug regimen?

Yes

Do you ever forget to take your medicine?

Yes

Are you careless at times about taking your medicine?

Yes

Do you sometimes stop taking your medicines when you feel worse?

Yes

Did you NOT take any of your medicine over the past weekend?

Yes

Over the last week, how often have you NOT taken your medications?

doses missed

Over the past 3 months, how many days have you NOT taken any medicine at all?

days all drugs skipped

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of problems in adherence

Is the SMAQ considered positive?

The patient's adherence appears to be

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
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Therapy

Options
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Selection
Pharmacogenetics
- Risk of Noncompliance in Use of Medications
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Adverse Effects
Compliance/adherence
Disease Progression
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Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ)

Purpose: To screen a patient for poor drug compliance using a Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ).

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10