Validation of the Turkish version of medication regimen complexity index among elderly patients

Objective The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the ‘Medication Regimen Complexity Index’ (MRCI). Methods This validation study has been conducted in prescriptions of the first 100 elderly patients who had visited the pharmacy for their prescription refill to evaluate convergent and divergent validity of the Turkish version. The reliability of the Turkish version was assessed with inter‐rater and test‐retest analysis after its translation and cultural adaptation. Results The mean age of the 100 patients (53 women) was 74.9 years (SD = 7.58, 65–95). The scale showed high inter‐rater reliability and test‐retest reliability for the total and subscale scores (p