Evaluating Measures of Pre-ART Adherence Readiness Through Associations with ART Adherence in the Early Months of Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Determining a patient's readiness to adhere well prior to the start of ART provides an opportunity to address adherence barriers before poor pill taking habits form, and ultimately improve clinical outcomes and resource utilization. Three methods of measuring adherence readiness and their comparative utility in predicting early ART adherence were examined in a sample of 176 patients preparing to start ART. Data were analyzed data from a randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral adherence intervention. Three measures of pre-ART adherence readiness (provider estimate, 1 week vitamin practice trials, and self-report [HIV Medication Readiness Scale; Transtheoretical Stages of Change item (TSOC)] were examined in association with measures of (1) ART initiation, (2) ART retention, (3

SUBMITTER: Azhar GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7862012 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature