A systematic review of factors affecting intended and actual adherence with antiviral medication as treatment or prophylaxis in seasonal and pandemic flu.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this review was to identify factors predicting actual or intended adherence to antivirals as treatment or prophylaxis for influenza. Literature from inception to March 2015 was systematically reviewed to find studies reporting predictors of adherence to antivirals and self-reported reasons for non-adherence to antivirals. Twenty-six studies were included in the review; twenty identified through the literature search and six through other means. Of these studies, 18 assessed predictors of actual adherence to antivirals, whereas eight assessed predictors of intended adherence. The most commonly found predictor of, and self-reported reason for, non-adherence was the occurrence of side effects. Other predictors include perceptions surrounding self-efficacy, response efficacy and per

SUBMITTER: Smith LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5059947 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature