Medication adherence and persistence: a comprehensive review

KP Krueger, BA Berger, B Felkey - Advances in therapy, 2005 - Springer
Estimates of adherence to long-term medication regimens range from 17% to 80%, and
nonadherence (or nonpersistence) can lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and …

Quality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence

SB Mannheimer, J Matts, E Telzak, M Chesney… - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study assesses changes in quality of life (QoL) over time among HIV-infected
individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and evaluates how this relates to ART …

Review: Use of Health Care Services Among Persons Living with HIV Infection: State of the Science and Future Directions

CR Uphold, WN Mkanta - AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Health care services for persons living with HIV have broadened from short-term, crisis-
oriented, and palliative care to include preventive, acute, and long-term services because of …

AIDS optimism, condom fatigue, or self‐esteem? Explaining unsafe sex among gay and bisexual men

BD Adam, W Husbands, J Murray… - Journal of sex …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines leading explanations for unsafe sex in light of in‐depth interviews with
102 high‐risk gay and bisexual men in Toronto to see how well they engage with the social …

Prediction of adherence to antiretroviral therapy: a one-year longitudinal study

G Godin, J Côté, H Naccache, LD Lambert, S Trottier - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify the determinants of adherence to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients over a period of 12 months. A total of 376 …

Disclosure of HIV status and psychological well-being among Latino gay and bisexual men

MC Zea, CA Reisen, PJ Poppen, FT Bianchi… - AIDS and Behavior, 2005 - Springer
This study examined disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus by 301 Latino gay and bisexual
men to members of their social networks and the mental health consequences of such …

A stress and coping model of medication adherence and viral load in HIV-positive men and women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

KE Weaver, MM Llabre, RE Durán, MH Antoni… - Health …, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors tested a structural model that incorporated age, time since diagnosis, social
support, coping, and negative mood as predictors of medication adherence and HIV viral …

Self‐care strategies for depressive symptoms in people with HIV disease

LS Eller, I Corless, EH Bunch… - Journal of Advanced …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. This paper reports a study with people living with HIV to examine the experience of
depressive symptoms, self‐care symptom management strategies, symptom outcomes in …

Symptom management in HIV/AIDS: advancing the conceptualization

R Spirig, K Moody, M Battegay… - Advances in Nursing …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
For people living with HIV, symptoms related to the disease, comorbidities, and treatment
side effects make symptom management essential. Poorly managed symptoms result in …

Supportive relationships and medication adherence in HIV-infected, low-income Latinos

G Van Servellen, E Lombardi - Western Journal of Nursing …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Inadequate social support and poor communications with health care providers can affect
adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The magnitude of independent effects of these factors on …