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Psychometric tests of the TAQ were performed on 100 patients with cardiorenal syndrome. For face and content validity, the pre-final version of the TAQ Arabic was tested using a convenience sample of 10 patients. Individual interviews were used to investigate the meaning, comprehensibility, and acceptability. To evaluate the factor loadings, discriminant validity, and internal consistency of the TAQ Arabic version (the TAQ-Ar), one hundred patients were selected in the same manner and using the same inclusion criteria. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was utilized to ascertain the underlying factor structure of the Arabic version of the questionnaire, as its dimensionality had not been previously determined in this group. We employed principal component extraction with promax rotation to produce a clear and understandable factor solution. To assess reproducibility, 30 patients were chosen randomly from 100 to resubmit the questionnaire 2 weeks after the initial administration and under the same conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The transcultural adaptation process revealed that all TAQ-Ar items and patient descriptions exhibited full semantic equivalence. During the psychometric validation phase, the scale-level Content Validity Index was 0.88, and cognitive interviews (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) confirmed patient clarity. Exploratory factor analysis identified four variables, aligning with the structure suggested by the original instrument inventor. Based on Bandalos' standards, factors were kept if their eigenvalues were more than 1 and their factor loadings were higher than 0.30. The overall average factor loading was 0.683, which shows that the test was valid. Internal consistency was very good (Cronbach's alpha = 0.948), and test-retest repeatability showed significant stability (ICC = 0.776).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We confirm that the TAQ-Ar is suitable for assessing treatment adherence in individuals with Arabic as their first language for cardiorenal syndrome disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1717948","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,23]],"date-time":"2026-02-23T06:31:19Z","timestamp":1771828279000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric properties of an Arabic language version of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire among dialysis patients with cardio renal syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Adel Omar","family":"Laradhi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Hail","place":["Hail, Saudi Arabia"]},{"name":"The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University","place":["Zhengzhou, Henan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mikiyas Amare","family":"Getu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Fudan University","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"School of Nursing and Health, Woldia University","place":["Weldiya, Ethiopia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Shan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University","place":["Zhengzhou, Henan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdulaziz Mansoor","family":"Al Raimi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Seiyun Community College","place":["Hadhramout, Yemen"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nahed Ahmed","family":"Hussien","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University","place":["El Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Galal","family":"Albani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maternal and Child Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Hail","place":["Hail, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mugahed Ali","family":"Al-khadher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing College, Najran University","place":["Najran, Saudia Arabia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Elsayed","family":"Allawy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University","place":["El Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt"]},{"name":"Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University","place":["Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2020.00060","article-title":"Association of disease knowledge and medication adherence among out-patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in khobar, Saudi Arabia","volume":"11","author":"AlShayban","year":"2020","journal-title":"Front. 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