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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Self- reported Adherence"”.
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Travel and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
… disproportionately affected by HIV. Sustained adherence to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed to ensure their own health and prevent transmission of HIV to their partners and their children. However, non-adherence to ART remains a substantial challenge with many associated risk …
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The relationship of commitment and self-efficacy to adherence with a medical regimen
… a commitment-based intervention to improve adherence with a 10-day antibiotic regimen. Subjects were 48 undergraduate students receiving treatment from the Student Health Services at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Adherence was assessed by pill counts obtained in …
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ART adherence trajectories and correlates of treatment outcomes among adolescents in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Background: Sustained adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is essential for viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV. In turn, suppressed viral load reduces the risk of onward transmission, HIV-related morbidity, and mortality, optimising overall health and well-being. Yet, …
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A pilot study to assess the feasibility of using the Travalert® dosing aid to measure adherence
… of using the Travalert® dosing aid to measure adherence Heidi Cate, 2011 Glaucoma is a chronic condition, leading to progressive visual field loss and eventual blindness if left untreated. With adequate medical therapy, progression of the disease can be reduced. Non-adherence to glaucoma …
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Health Literacy and Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Youth
… lower health literacy have suboptimal treatment adherence, but this association has not be examined in the adolescent HIV-infected population. Research incorporating more comprehensive models of health literacy including beliefs about HIV treatment may help to better define the connection between …
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Understanding women's engagement in HIV care after initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy in South Africa
… Sustained engagement in HIV care, including adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in HIV services, is essential to optimize maternal health and prevent perinatal, postnatal and sexual HIV transmission. However, engagement in care remains a substantial challenge for pregnant …
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Therapeutic and virological outcomes in adults living with HIV / AID at 6 and 12 months after initiation of first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy in an urban population in Namibia
… regimens have side effects that can threaten adherence by patients resulting in evolution of viral resistance due to suboptimal drug levels. Studies have shown that drug adherence of at least 80% can result in viral load suppression. There is no literature on the association between the level …
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Longitudinal latent class and joint modelling of antiretroviral adherence
… between antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral outcomes in people living with HIV in South Africa using advanced statistical modeling techniques. Utilizing data from the ADD-ART study, a prospective cohort of 238 adults on ART in Cape Town, the research employs survival …
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The Impact of Prolonged Exposure Therapy on Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in People Living with HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… that may interfere with optimal medication adherence and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). The adverse consequences of non-adherence and diminished HR-QOL, including reduced length of survival, highlight the need for intervention in PLWH. Though recent research suggests that the …
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Optimizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Living with HIV in Low and Middle-Income Settings
… role in controlling HIV, ALHIV have poor ART adherence and subsequently face low levels of viral suppression, which calls for more efforts towards reversing the trends among ALHIV. However, the ALHIV (10 – 19 year) have received less attention, evidenced by the relatively limited research on …
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Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among HIV-infected pregnant women starting treatment immediately vs delayed: a cohort study
… pregnancy may contribute to subsequent ART non-adherence. Methods: As part of a larger study of ART in pregnancy, consecutive ART-eligible pregnant women making their first antenatal care (ANC) visit at a primary care facility in Cape Town, South Africa were enrolled into a prospective cohort …
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The Association Between Medication Adherence in Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Relapse in Patients with Dual Diagnosis
… illness, (2) measure agreeance between patient self-report versus facility record history for mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medication, (3) investigate the specific role of medication adherence and barriers to use for psychotropic medications upon SUD relapse, and (4) assess …
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Application of biomarker-based assessment of dietary patterns to nutritional epidemiology: observational and interventional investigations with a focus on the Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes
… epidemiology of subjective assessment of adherence to dietary patterns. Chapter 2: I conducted a systematic review of the effects of Mediterranean diet interventions on nutritional biomarkers. I identified 29 trials reporting on 25 biomarkers eligible for meta-analysis (5-18 studies …