Barriers to HIV Medication Adherence as a Function of Regimen Simplification

• Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 67 - 78
• Main Authors: Chen, Yiyun, Chen, Kun, Kalichman, Seth C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2017; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug therapy; Family Medicine; Female; General Practice; Health Psychology; HIV; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Lentivirus; Male; Medication Adherence; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Retroviridae; Studies; Viral Load; Young Adult; Medication adherence; HIV treatment; Health disparities

Background Barriers to HIV medication adherence may differ by levels of dosing schedules. Purpose The current study examined adherence barriers associated with medication regimen complexity and simplification. Methods A total of 755 people living with HIV currently taking anti-retroviral therapy wer...