Randomized clinical trial of HIV treatment adherence counseling interventions for people living with HIV and limited health literacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited health literacy is a known barrier to medication adherence among people living with HIV. Adherence improvement interventions are urgently needed for this vulnerable population.

Purpose

This study tested the efficacy of a pictograph-guided adherence skills-building counseling intervention for limited literacy adults living with HIV.

Methods

Men and women living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (N = 446) who scored <90% correct on a test of functional health literacy were partitioned into marginal and lower literacy groups and randomly allocated to 1 of 3 adherence-counseling conditions: (1) pictograph-guided adherence counseling, (2) standard adherence counseling, or (3) general health improvement counseling. Participants were followed f

SUBMITTER: Kalichman SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4279917 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature