2002
Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study
Broadhead RS, Heckathorn DD, Altice FL, van Hulst Y, Carbone M, Friedland GH, O’Connor P, Selwyn PA. Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study. Social Science & Medicine 2002, 55: 235-246. PMID: 12144138, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive drug usersDrug users' adherenceDrug usersDrug treatmentMedical carePrimary careIntervention feasibility studySocial support structuresHealth advocatesUser adherenceTreatment program staffPeer-driven interventionHIV diseaseHIV infectionPatient adherenceSix-month studyHIV treatmentPhysician referralClinical appointmentsHIV therapeuticsCarePositive behavioral changesAdherencePeer pressureTreatment
2001
Trust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy.
Altice FL, Mostashari F, Friedland GH. Trust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 47. PMID: 11579277, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200109010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersAntiretroviral therapyPotent new therapyStandardized chart reviewSocial isolationDrugs of abuseAntiretroviral regimenHIV clinicChart reviewHIV infectionHIV medicationsObserved therapyCorrelates of acceptanceHealth beliefsClinical informationHealth locusNew therapiesSide effectsPharmacy reviewDrug usersHealth statusInfected prisonersAIDS incidenceTherapyTherapeutic agents