Performance of a short, self-report adherence scale in a probability sample of persons using HIV antiretroviral therapy in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excellent adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains a cornerstone of HIV care. A three-item adherence self-report scale was recently developed and validated, but the scale has not been previously tested in a nationally representative sample.

Design

We administered the adherence scale to participants in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Medical Monitoring Project, which is a probability sample of US adults with diagnosed HIV.

Methods

We combined sociodemographic and clinical participant data from three consecutive cycles of the Medical Monitoring Project (6/2015-5/2018). We used medical record reviews to determine most recent viral load, and whether viral loads were suppressed at all measurement points in the past 12 months. We des

SUBMITTER: Wilson IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7674252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature