The full benefit of many effective medications will be achieved only if patients adhere to
prescribed treatment regimens. Unfortunately, applying terms such as “noncompliant” and …

Abstract Background Randomized clinical trials (RCTs), mostly conducted among minority
populations, have reported that motivational interviewing (MI) can improve medication …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are measures of how patients feel or what they are able
to do in the context of their health status; PROs are reports, usually on questionnaires, about …

HIV-positive persons who do not maintain consistently high levels of adherence to often
complex and toxic highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens may experience …

This article reviews recent literature in chronic illness or long-term health management
including asthma, contraception, diabetes, HIV disease, and hypertension/cardiovascular …

OBJECTIVE: To test the significance of health literacy relative to other predictors of
adherence to treatment for HIV and AIDS. PARTICIPANTS: Community sample of HIV …

New treatments for HIV can improve immune functioning and decrease mortality. However,
lapses in adherence may render these complex regimens ineffective. Sixty-three men and 9 …

OBJECTIVE: Adherence to complex antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for HIV treatment
but difficult to achieve. The development of interventions to improve adherence requires …

Objective: Most previous longitudinal studies demonstrating relationships between
psychosocial variables and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression …

There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …