Development and Construct Validation of the Pharmacists' Care of Migraineurs Scale

To develop and determine construct validity of the pharmacists' care of migraineurs scale (PCMS) an initial set of domains and items were derived from a review of the literature and from the results of focus groups with community pharmacists and migraineurs. Results from a nationwide sample of community pharmacists yielded a seven-factor solution including the following domains: empathy, prospective drug utilization review for newly diagnosed migraineurs, medication counseling, non-pharmacologic treatment plan, headache sufferer triage, dissemination of public health information and maintenance of knowledge on migraine. Evidence supported the construct validity and reliability of the PCMS. The PCMS may be used to instruct pharmacists' care of migraineurs and may prove useful in benchmarking care pursuant to educational interventions. Further study evaluating the utility of the PMCS is warranted.

Name thesis:degree_name

MS

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Pharmacy Administration

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Shah, Neel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shane P. Desselle
• Hildegarde Berdine
• Monica Skomo

• coping
• knowledge of migraine
• Migraineur
• phenomenology
• questionnaire
• social role function
• survey

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1177

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2193