Antiretroviral therapies from the patient's perspective

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_556FDEFA410A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Antiretroviral therapies from the patient's perspective
Journal
AIDS Care
Author(s)
Meystre-Agustoni  G., Dubois-Arber  F., Cochand  P., Telenti  A.
ISSN
0954-0121 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2000
Volume
12
Number
6
Pages
717-21
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Dec
Abstract
Thirty-seven patients receiving antiretroviral therapy were interviewed in depth in preparation for a quantitative study of patients' perceptions of their treatment. Patients described three types of difficulty with treatment: conflict between treatment recommendations and daily life, side effects (immediate and long term) and fear that treatment would reveal their seropositivity. These problems interfered with treatment adherence which was otherwise generally good. The problems are rarely evoked during medical consultations: certain patients think they are not pertinent, and physicians give priority to clinical and laboratory examinations. Training must be carried out in order to permit physicians to raise all the factors (including psychosocial factors) that are liable to reduce the quality of treatment adherence.
Keywords
Adult Aged Anti-HIV Agents/*therapeutic use *Attitude to Health Confidentiality Drug Administration Schedule Drug Resistance, Microbial Female HIV Infections/*drug therapy/*psychology Humans Life Style Male Middle Aged *Patient Compliance Physician-Patient Relations
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Web of science
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25/01/2008 14:46
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20/08/2019 14:10
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