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
1999
Recruitment in AIDS Clinical Trials: Investigation of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Participation in Clinical Research
Ethier K, Rodriguez M, Fox-Tierney R, Martin C, Friedland G, Ickovics J. Recruitment in AIDS Clinical Trials: Investigation of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Participation in Clinical Research. AIDS And Behavior 1999, 3: 219-230. DOI: 10.1023/a:1025456527845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrial participantsIDU historyClinical trialsAIDS clinical trialsGroup of HIVTrial regimenMedical therapyPsychosocial factorsHIV therapeuticsClinical researchTrial resultsTrialsBehavioral factorsHIVSociodemographic dimensionsPrimary objectiveParticipantsNonparticipantsRegimenPatientsTherapyMSMSociodemographicsRecruitment