2010
Effects of nurse‐delivered home visits combined with telephone calls on medication adherence and quality of life in HIV‐infected heroin users in Hunan of China
Wang H, Zhou J, Huang L, Li X, Fennie KP, Williams AB. Effects of nurse‐delivered home visits combined with telephone calls on medication adherence and quality of life in HIV‐infected heroin users in Hunan of China. Journal Of Clinical Nursing 2010, 19: 380-388. PMID: 20500277, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03048.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeHome visitsAntiretroviral treatmentHeroin usersControl groupMedication adherenceTelephone interventionTelephone callsExperimental groupAntiretroviral treatment sitesWorld Health Organization QualitySelf-rating Depression ScaleHealth Organization QualityLevel of adherenceBetter health outcomesStandard careRoutine careRisk factorsDepression ScaleLife instrumentsDepressive symptomsOrganization QualityParticipants' qualityHealth outcomesHIV
2006
Home Visits to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Williams AB, Fennie KP, Bova CA, Burgess JD, Danvers KA, Dieckhaus KD. Home Visits to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006, 42: 314-321. PMID: 16770291, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000221681.60187.88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication adherenceHome visitsUndetectable HIV RNAActive antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countHIV RNA levelsHome-visiting interventionSignificant intervention effectsHIV/AIDSEfficacy of interventionsAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNAUsual careAntiretroviral agentsActive antiretroviralsIntervention groupMedication eventsControl groupCell countSignificant associationSubstance abuseIntervention effectsTime pointsAdherenceVisits
2003
A training programme for prevention of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens: impact on knowledge, behaviour and incidence of needle stick injuries among student nurses in Changsha, People's Republic of China
Wang H, Fennie K, He G, Burgess J, Williams AB. A training programme for prevention of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens: impact on knowledge, behaviour and incidence of needle stick injuries among student nurses in Changsha, People's Republic of China. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2003, 41: 187-194. PMID: 12519278, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02519.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodborne pathogensSharps injuriesUniversal precautionsOccupational exposureControl groupStudent nursesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicExperimental groupNeedle stick injuriesStandard education groupStructured training interventionStick injuriesHIV epidemicStudy populationClinical practiceQuasi-experimental studyInjuryTraining programChinese hospitalsNursesOccupational preventionPreventionVirus epidemicLack of trainingTraining intervention