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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"Treatment adherence"”.
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The ARV Treatment Adherence Model: A Qualitative Study on Antiretroviral (ARV) Treatment Adherence for People Living with HIV
<p>Adherence to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment improves life expectancy and other health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH). It also minimizes their risk of transmitting HIV through sexual contact and is therefore a form of HIV prevention. However, many PLWH, specifically low-income PLWH of …
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Heart-focused Anxiety and Cardiac Treatment Adherence
… and functional impairment in North America. Treatment adherence in general is a major obstacle for the cardiac population. Anxiety is a potential barrier to treatment adherence, yet results of previous studies are equivocal, possibly due to anxiety being measured too generally. Heart-focused …
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Children's adjustment to asthma or diabetes and treatment adherence
… assess children's adjustment to the illness and treatment adherence. Secondly, to test the hypothesis of an association between children's adjustment and treatment adherence. The essence of asthma and diabetes treatment is self-care and consequently children with asthma or diabetes have to learn …
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Role of Cultural and Psychological Factors Influencing Diabetes Treatment Adherence
… self-efficacy would play a significant role in treatment adherence. Second, based on Betancourt’s integrative model of culture, psychology, and behavior, cultural factors identified as relevant to diabetes control were expected to influence treatment adherence directly and/or indirectly through …
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General Fatalism and Diabetes Fatalism as Predictors of Diabetes Treatment Adherence
… a predictor of health behaviors such as diabetes treatment adherence. We tested an integrated, theory-driven structural model of relationships among income, education, age, gender, general fatalism, diabetes fatalism, and type 2 diabetes treatment adherence, as measured by hemoglobin a1c levels …
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Intervention strategies to improve tuberculosis treatment adherence in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… challenge in the management of tuberculosis is treatment completion. In the Limpopo Province, tuberculosis treatment adherence remains low with a tuberculosis treatment success rate of 80.6% which is below a national target of 85%. If this problem is not addressed, many people will develop …
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The Impact of Cognition on Treatment Adherence in Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and Cocaine Dependence
… and substance dependence are associated with treatment nonadherence and cognitive impairment, few studies have investigated the relationship between treatment adherence and cognitive functioning. Participants in this study were 120 outpatients with bipolar disorder and cocaine dependence …
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The influence of traditional healing practices on anti-retroviral treatment adherence in Vhembe District, South Africa
… traditional healing practices on anti-retroviral treatment adherence in Vhembe District. This qualitative study used an explorative design to envisage the aim. A cross-sectional snowball sample was used to draw a sample of 9 participants from the 4 municipalities of Vhembe District. The data …
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Health beliefs and treatment adherence among Maltese and Anglo-Saxon Australians with Type II diabetes mellitus
… health belief model for explaining regimen adherence among Type II Diabetes patients. Furthermore, the study examined differences between Maltese Australian people and Anglo-Saxon Australian people. A paper and pencil questionnaire was administered to 147 people with Type II Diabetes who …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis related to Tuberculosis treatment adherence in Keetmanshoop district, Namibia
Ensuring that patients in chronic care and treatment such as tuberculosis adhere to medications has implications for their quality of life, health care costs and society at large. The purpose of this study was to assess and describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients diagnosed with …
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A META-ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING: THE EFFECTS ON TEACHERS’ TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND QUALITY WHEN IMPLEMENTING BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
… as a consultation method to improve teacher’s treatment integrity when implementing behavioral interventions. IP consultation is hypothesized to improve treatment implementation adherence as well as the quality of implementation related to the chosen behavior intervention(s). A secondary …
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Treatment adherence among primary care patients in a historically disadvantaged community in the Western Cape : a qualititative study
The question of treatment adherence remains a concern that affects the health outcomes of patients attending public health clinics in South Africa. Patients with chronic illnesses who reside in impoverished communities face particular challenges in terms of managing the often complex aspects of …
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The impact of stressful life events on antiretroviral treatment adherence and viral load amongst adults in Gugulethu, Cape Town
Optimal antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence is critical in achieving virologic suppression. Most people living with HIV (PLWH) experience HIV-related challenges which may be compounded by the experience of stressful life events (SLE) with adverse effects on their ART adherence and therefore …
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Do caregiving-related stress and emotion regulation impact treatment adherence to a caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers at risk for ASD?
… make from participating in interventions. Treatment adherence (i.e., the degree to which caregivers implement interventions in the manner intended) predicts improvements in toddlers’ gains from treatment. In addition, caregivers’ emotion regulation (ER) strategies predicts treatment …
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Initial evaluation of the reliability and validity of an assessment-based approach to identifying and addressing barriers to caregiver treatment adherence
… interventions are a critical and evidence-based treatment of childhood behavioral concerns. However, caregivers face many barriers to adherence that can reduce the effectiveness of these interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a training protocol delivered …
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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
… achievement of the 90-90-90 strategy on testing, treatment and suppression has not been evaluated. Moreover, examining factors associated with treatment adherence and viral suppression will assist in designing appropriate accelerated interventions. However, modelling treatment adherence and viral …
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Integrated Systems and Human-Centered Design Approach for Awareness, Early Diagnosis and Treatment Adherence of ADHD and ADD for Children of India
… analysis to define the barriers to diagnosis and treatment and intentions to support child mental health. We emphasize the role of cultural, demographic, and socio-economic factors in Indian parents’ and teachers’ responses to ADHD/ ADD. We explore how different areas of medical practice, like …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of virtual buddy support to improve treatment adherence for patients suffering from schizophrenia in KwaZulu-Natal: a model of care
Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
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The Mediating Role Of Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Perceptions Of Diabetes Responsibility, And Their Impact On Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
<p>Treatment non-adherence for Type 1 patients; especially during adolescence, is viewed as the precursor for healthy, or unhealthy patterns of self-care in adulthood. The risk for long-term health problems such as blindness, renal failure, heart attack, lower limb amputations, and stroke are …
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