Improving the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, a difficult but essential task for a successful HIV treatment—clinical points of view and practical considerations

SA Iacob, DG Iacob, G Jugulete - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
HIV infection is responsible for one the most devastating human pandemics. The advent of
antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of the pandemic and saved millions of lives …

Depression and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-and high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OA Uthman, JF Magidson, SA Safren… - Current Hiv/aids …, 2014 - Springer
We investigated the associations between depressive symptoms and adherence to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We searched the …

Alcohol use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: current knowledge, implications, and future directions

EC Williams, JA Hahn, R Saitz, K Bryant… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use is common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In
this narrative review, we describe literature regarding alcohol's impact on transmission, care …

An information-motivation-behavioral skills model of adherence to antiretroviral therapy.

JD Fisher, WA Fisher, KR Amico, JJ Harman - Health psychology, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
HIV-positive persons who do not maintain consistently high levels of adherence to often
complex and toxic highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens may experience …

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa and North America: a meta-analysis

EJ Mills, JB Nachega, I Buchan, J Orbinski, A Attaran… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAdherence to antiretroviral therapy is a powerful predictor of survival for individuals
living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. Concerns about incomplete …

Alcohol use and antiretroviral adherence: review and meta-analysis

CS Hendershot, SA Stoner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Alcohol use is frequently implicated as a factor in nonadherence to highly
active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There have not been efforts to systematically evaluate …

A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization

MM Azar, SA Springer, JP Meyer, FL Altice - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are highly prevalent and associated with non-
adherence to antiretroviral therapy, decreased health care utilization and poor HIV treatment …

Substance use among men who have sex with men: patterns, motivations, impacts and intervention development need

A Bourne, P Weatherburn - Sexually transmitted infections, 2017 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives In this narrative review we illustrate the patterns of substance use among gay,
bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including comparisons with …

Alcohol use accelerates HIV disease progression

MK Baum, C Rafie, S Lai, S Sales, JB Page… - AIDS research and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The effects of alcohol abuse on HIV disease progression have not been definitively
established. A prospective, 30-month, longitudinal study of 231 HIV+ adults included history …

Risk of mortality and physiologic injury evident with lower alcohol exposure among HIV infected compared with uninfected men

AC Justice, KA McGinnis, JP Tate… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background HIV infected (HIV+) individuals may be more susceptible to alcohol-related
harm than uninfected individuals. Methods We analyzed data on HIV+ and uninfected …