MoriskyMedicationAdherenceScales:MMAS4andMMAS8

MMAS4

MMAS8

1)Doyoueverforgettotakeyourmedicine?

1)Doyousometimesforgettotakeyourpills?

2)Areyoucarelessattimesabouttakingyour
medicine?

2)Peoplesometimesmisstakingtheirmedications
forreasonsotherthanforgetting.Thinkingoverthe
pasttwoweeks,werethereanydayswhenyoudid
nottakeyourmedicine?
3)Haveyouevercutbackorstoppedtakingyour
medicinewithouttellingyourdoctorbecauseyoufelt
worsewhenyoutookit?
4)Whenyoutravelorleavehome,doyousometimes
forgettobringalongyourmedicine?

3)Sometimesifyoufeelworsewhenyoutakethe
medicine,doyoustoptakingit?

5)Didyoutakeallyourmedicineyesterday?

4)Whenyoufeelbetterdoyousometimesstop
takingyourmedicine?

6)Whenyoufeellikeyoursymptomsareunder
control,doyousometimesstoptakingyour
medicine?
7)Takingmedicineeverydayisarealinconvenience
forsomepeople.Doyoueverfeelhassledabout
stickingtoyourtreatmentplan?
8)Howoftendoyouhavedifficultyrememberingto
takeallyourmedicine?
___A.Never/rarely
___B.Onceinawhile
___C.Sometimes
___D.Usually
___E.Allthetime

Adherence
HighAdherence
MediumAdherence
LowAdherence

MMAS4Score
0
12
34

MMAS8Score
0
12
38

Morisky DE, Green LW, Levine DM. Concurrent and predictive validity of a self-reported measure of
medication adherence. Med Care. 1986;24:6774.