Trial reportThe Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC
Determinants of engagement in HIV treatment and care among Zambians new to antiretroviral therapy.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Person-centred interventions to improve patient-provider relationships for HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- Health Care Utilization Following Interventions to Improve Social Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Social Support Interventions on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Behavioral Couples-Based Interventions Targeting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Updated Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the Tsima community mobilization intervention to improve engagement in HIV testing and care in South Africa: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial.Implementation science : IS · 2017Trial
- Improving PMTCT uptake in rural South Africa.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareTrial
- Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- HIV-Related Stigmatization and Medication Adherence: Indirect Effects of Disclosure Concerns and Depression.Stigma and health · 2019Article
- 'They care rudely!': resourcing and relational health system factors that influence retention in care for people living with HIV in Zambia.BMJ global health · 2018Article
- From HIV diagnosis to initiation of treatment: Social transformation among people starting antiretroviral therapy in Peru.Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice · 2017Article
- A Framework for Health Communication Across the HIV Treatment Continuum.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2017Review
- Implementation and uptake of the Conexiones y Opciones en la Argentina intervention: feasibility and acceptability.AIDS care · 2016Article
- Retention in Care among HIV-Infected Adults in Ethiopia, 2005- 2011: A Mixed-Methods Study.PloS one · 2016Article
- Treatment Buddies Improve Clinic Attendance among Women but Not Men on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Nyanza Region of Kenya.AIDS research and treatment · 2016Article
- Integrating HIV and palliative care: ending the false dichotomy.The lancet. HIV · 2015Article
- Cognitive functioning, depression, and HIV medication adherence in India: a randomized pilot trial.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2014Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
This pilot study assessed the determinants of engagement in HIV care among Zambian patients new to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, and the effect of an intervention to increase medication adherence. Participants (n = 160) were randomized to a 3-month group or individual intervention utilizing a crossover design. Psychophysiological (depression, cognitive functioning, health status), social (social support, disclosure, stigma), structural factors (health care access, patient-provider communication), and treatment engagement (adherence to clinic visits and medication) were assessed. Participants initially receiving the group intervention improved their adherence, but gains were not maintained following crossover to the individual intervention. Increased social support and patient-provider communication and decreased concern about HIV medications predicted increased clinic attendance across both arms. Results suggest that early participation in a group intervention may promote increased adherence among patients new to ARV therapy, but long-term engagement in care may be sustained by both one-on-one and group interventions by health care staff.
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