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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Therapy Adherence"”.
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Antiretroviral therapy adherence and effectiveness in a private sector disease management programme in Southern Africa
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An exploratory study of perceived barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence amongst adolescents in Omuthiya district, Namibia
… in clinical trials and clinical practice is non-adherence to medication especially among patients with chronic illnesses. This study sought to explore the perceived barriers to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) adherence amongst adolescents in Omuthiya District, Namibia. Omuthiya was selected because …
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Mental health and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV attending an HIV clinic in Blantyre, Malawi
… has largely been attributed to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Non-adherence to ART commonly causes ART treatment failure and the development of drugresistant strains of HIV, resulting in increased mortality. Common mental disorders have been found to be strongly associated with non-adherence. In …
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A formative and outcome evaluation of a community based antiretroviral therapy adherence programme : the case of Sizophila, Cape Town, South Africa
… programme, a community based antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme. The programme is administered by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, a non-profit organization. The aim of the programme is to enhance ART health outcomes and promote individual wellbeing among people accessing human …
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The role of professional nurses on anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children living with HIV/AIDS in Lejweleputstwa District: Free State, South Africa
… with the use of effective antiretroviral therapy. However, the benefits of this therapy are limited by the difficulty of adherence to the treatment. This study sought to explore the role of professional nurses on anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children in Lejweleputswa district: …
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The RESILIENT Study: A Retrospective, Descriptive, Correlational Investigation of Rate and Correlates of Oral Endocrine Therapy Adherence in Older Women with Breast Cancer
… of breast cancer patients take oral endocrine therapy (OET), such as anastrozole, letrozole, tamoxifen, and exmestane. These medications increase survival, improve quality-of-life and decrease healthcare costs, yet many patients do not take it properly. The purpose of this study is to identify …
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The Impact of Intersectional Stigma on Shared Decision- Making and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence for Young Latinos in the Deep South: Perspectives from HIV Clinicians
… over the past four decades, with antiretroviral therapy (ART) enabling people living with HIV to achieve viral suppression and live long, healthy lives. However, disparities persist among Hispanic/Latino populations in the southern United States. In the Deep South region of the U.S., young Latino …
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Social factors associated with adherence/non adherence to Antiretroviral therapy among People Living with HIV/AIDS. The case study of three CTCs, Mwananyamala, Amana and Temeke in Dar es Salaam
Since the introduction of free antiretroviral therapy in 2004, Tanzania has witnessed a significant decrease in HIV/AIDS morbidity for most of the patients who otherwise regarded themselves as on death sentence. However, antiretroviral therapy adherence poses great challenges not only to patients …
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A RANDOMIZED STUDY OF THE GLUNOVO REAL-TIME CGM EFFECTIVENESS ON METABOLIC CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH T2D
… through improved dietary awareness and optimized therapy adherence.
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Analysis of treatment of respiratory disease in the United Kingdom and United States
… of national medicine utilisation, evaluation of adherence/persistence with chronic therapy, classification of therapy against guideline recommendations, and appraisal of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) prescribing. RESULTS: National medicine utilisation figures indicated an increasing preference …
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A copula approach to sample selection modeling of treatment adherence and viral suppression among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Namibia
… examining factors associated with treatment adherence and viral suppression will assist in designing appropriate accelerated interventions. However, modelling treatment adherence and viral suppression may result in biased estimates if sample selection is ignored. The study fit a joint …
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Optimizing The Design And Implementation Of Peer Support Interventions For Adolescents Living With Hiv In Sub-Saharan Africa
… identify behavioral barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among ALHIV in Eswatini, and subsequently design intervention prototypes that peer lay health workers (i.e., expert clients) can use to address these barriers. The following barriers were identified and validated by expert clients: …
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The use of precision medicine on children with refractory epilepsy in South Africa: Caregivers’ experiences, perspectives and expectations
… right medication(s) and dose which impacts on adherence. The majority of participants showed limited understanding of what precision medicine is and did not fully understand the PME study. However, most felt that if properly implemented, these measures would be beneficial in caring for Children …
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Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacogenetic-and-Pharmacodynamic Adherence Relationships in Cohort South African HIV Infected Children on Lopinavir-and Nevirapine-Based Regimens
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART), notably lopinavir and nevirapine substantially reduces Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) associated morbidity and mortality in HIVinfected children. Low concentrations of nevirapine and lopinavir have been linked to inferior virological outcomes; it is …
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Telehealth Training of Caregivers to Increase PAP Machine Use in Adults with Down syndrome
… of OSA is Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy. However, adherence to PAP therapy prescriptions is low. The high prevalence of OSA and low adherence with PAP therapy emphasized the need for an intervention to increase PAP machine use in individuals with DS. The following study evaluated …
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Optimizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Living with HIV in Low and Middle-Income Settings
… the 2030 global targets. Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) playing a crucial 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) …
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Effetti del monitoraggio da remoto sull’aderenza alla terapia con CPAP nei pazienti con Apnea Ostruttiva del Sonno
Introduzione: L’apnea ostruttiva del sonno (OSA) è una patologia respiratoria cronica trattata con CPAP, ma la compliance alla terapia rappresenta una sfida. Il monitoraggio remoto tramite un Centro Clinico Remoto (CCR) potrebbe migliorare l’aderenza terapeutica e ridurre il carico sui Centri di …
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Helping the whole person: the development of the Pluralistic Therapy Integrity Scale
… a treatment integrity scale for pluralistic therapy by combining the literature on pluralistic therapy and treatment integrity testing with data collected on the experiences of pluralistic therapists and developers. Pluralistic therapy is based on a philosophy which posits that many different …