Reviewer's report
Title:A risk assessment instrument to identify ulcerative colitis patients at high
risk of non-adherence to aminosalicylate medication based on the Health Belief
Model: a cross-sectional study
Version:2Date:30 September 2014
Reviewer: Fernando Gomollón García
Reviewer's report:
After a careful review of the paper, I have to congratulate authors because the
report is very clear, the work is very well designed, and you make a considerable
contribution on the literature on adherence in UC
My only point is that (although you clearly recognize it in the paper) the
instrument you design should be validated in:
a) A prospective trial in your population with previous definition of activity etc
b) One or several trials in different populations
The other minimal problem is that a reference standard method (Morisky scale,
for instance) could have been useful to compare with other trials; although I
acknowledge that the reference method used in your work seems to be valid, as
shown in another small group.
Thanks for your excellent work
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have NO competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:A risk assessment instrument to identify ulcerative colitis patients at high
risk of non-adherence to aminosalicylate medication based on the Health Belief
Model: a cross-sectional study
Version:2Date:30 September 2014
Reviewer: Fernando Gomollón García
Reviewer's report:
After a careful review of the paper, I have to congratulate authors because the
report is very clear, the work is very well designed, and you make a considerable
contribution on the literature on adherence in UC
My only point is that (although you clearly recognize it in the paper) the
instrument you design should be validated in:
a) A prospective trial in your population with previous definition of activity etc
b) One or several trials in different populations
The other minimal problem is that a reference standard method (Morisky scale,
for instance) could have been useful to compare with other trials; although I
acknowledge that the reference method used in your work seems to be valid, as
shown in another small group.
Thanks for your excellent work
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have NO competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:A risk assessment instrument to identify ulcerative colitis patients at high
risk of non-adherence to aminosalicylate medication based on the Health Belief
Model: a cross-sectional study
Version:2Date:30 September 2014
Reviewer: Fernando Gomollón García
Reviewer's report:
After a careful review of the paper, I have to congratulate authors because the
report is very clear, the work is very well designed, and you make a considerable
contribution on the literature on adherence in UC
My only point is that (although you clearly recognize it in the paper) the
instrument you design should be validated in:
a) A prospective trial in your population with previous definition of activity etc
b) One or several trials in different populations
The other minimal problem is that a reference standard method (Morisky scale,
for instance) could have been useful to compare with other trials; although I
acknowledge that the reference method used in your work seems to be valid, as
shown in another small group.
Thanks for your excellent work
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have NO competing interests
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