Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Adherence"
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Community-Based ART Programs: Sustaining Adherence and Follow-up
(Springer US, 2016)The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 1996 brought with it an urgent need to develop models of health care delivery that could enable its effective and equitable delivery, especially to patients living in poverty. ... -
Early behavioral adherence predicts short and long-term weight loss in the POUNDS LOST study
(Springer Nature, 2010)The primary aim of this study was to test the association of early (first 6 months) adherence related to diet, self-monitoring, and attendance with changes in adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors. This study used data ... -
Effect of social relationships on antiretroviral medication adherence for people living with HIV and substance use disorders and transitioning from prison
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015)Background: This paper examines how family and social relations facilitate and inhibit adherence to antiretroviraltherapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLH) who have underlying substance use disorders and are transitioningto ... -
GrOup based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) randomized controlled trial: study protocol
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Physical activity has health benefits across the lifespan, yet only 13 % of Canadian older adults are sufficiently active. Results from a number of observational studies indicate that adults display positive ... -
Lay Social Resources for Support of Adherence to Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Among Serodiscordant Couples in sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study
(Springer US, 2014)Effectiveness of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention will require high adherence. Using qualitative data, this paper identifies potential lay social resources for support of PrEP adherence by ... -
Patients’ Perceptions of Their “Most” and “Least” Important Medications: a Retrospective Cohort Study
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Despite benefits of adherence, little is known about the degree to which patients will express their perceptions of medications as more or less important to take as prescribed. We determined the frequency with ... -
Statin utilisation in a real‐world setting: a retrospective analysis in relation to arterial and cardiovascular autonomic function
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Abstract Randomized trials suggest that statin treatment may lower blood pressure and influence cardiovascular autonomic function (CVAF), but the impact of duration of usage, discontinuation, and adherence to this therapy ... -
Treatment satisfaction, adherence and behavioral assessment in patients de – escalating from natalizumab to interferon beta
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: De-escalating natalizumab (NTZ) to interferon beta 1b (IFN B 1B) is a possible treatment option in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients interrupting NTZ because of increased risk of progressive multifocal ...