A medication self-management program to improve adherence to HIV therapy regimens.

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Smith, S. R., Rublein, J. C., Marcus, C., Brock, T. P., & Chesney, M. A. (2003). A medication self-management program to improve adherence to HIV therapy regimens. Patient Education and Counseling, 50(2), 187-199.
This study examined whether a self-management intervention based on feedback of adherence performance and principles of social cognitive theory improves adherence to antiretrovira…

Association between different types of social support and medication adherence.

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Scheurer, D., Choudhry, N., Swanton, K. A., Matlin, O., & Shrank, W. (2012). Association between different types of social support and medication adherence. The American Journal of Managed Care, 18(12), e461-467.
Objectives: To evaluate the association between social support and medication adherence. Study Design: A search of articles published before November 2010 in peer-reviewed, healt…

Two strategies to increase adherence to HIV antiretroviral medication: Life-Steps and medication monitoring.

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Safren, S. A., W. Otto, M., Worth, J. L., Salomon, E., Johnson, W., Mayer, K., & Boswell, S. (2001). Two strategies to increase adherence to HIV antiretroviral medication: Life-Steps and medication monitoring. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39(10), 1151–1162.
Advances in the medical treatment of HIV have made it clear that adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment is a crucial feature for treatment success. The present paper …

Medication adherence interventions for heart failure patients: A meta-analysis.

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Ruppar, T. M., Delgado, J. M., & Temple, J. (2015). Medication adherence interventions for heart failure patients: A meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 14(5), 395–404.
This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the effect of interventions to improve adherence to heart failure medications on adherence outcomes. Comprehensive search methods identified s…

Couple-focused support to improve HIV medication adherence: a randomized controlled trial.

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Remien, R. H., Stirratt, M. J., Dolezal, C., Dognin, J. S., Wagner, G. J., Carballo-Dieguez, A., … Jung, T. M. (2005). Couple-focused support to improve HIV medication adherence: a randomized controlled trial. AIDS, 19(8), 807.
Objective: To assess the efficacy of a couple-based intervention to improve medication-taking behavior in a clinic population with demonstrated adherence problems. Design: A rand…

Physicians’ communication of the common-sense self-regulation model results in greater reported adherence than physicians’ use of interpersonal skills.

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Phillips, L. A., Leventhal, H., & Leventhal, E. A. (2012). Physicians’ communication of the common-sense self-regulation model results in greater reported adherence than physicians’ use of interpersonal skills. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17(2), 244–257.
Interventions that address patients' illness and treatment representations have improved patient adherence and outcomes when administered by psychologists and/or health educators …

Self-management of chronic illness: the role of “habit” versus reflective factors in exercise and medication adherence.

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Phillips, L. A., Cohen, J., Burns, E., Abrams, J., & Renninger, S. (2016). Self-management of chronic illness: the role of “habit” versus reflective factors in exercise and medication adherence. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39(6), 1076–1091.
Non-adherence to health behaviors required for chronic illness self-management is pervasive. Advancing health-behavior theory to include behavioral initiation and maintenance fact…

Meta-analysis of trials of interventions to improve medication adherence.

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Peterson, A. M., Takiya, L., & Finley, R. (2003). Meta-analysis of trials of interventions to improve medication adherence. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 60(7), 657–665.
The effect of tools and methods designed to enhance medication adherence that have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials was studied. A literature search was performed wi…

Medication adherence and beliefs about medication in elderly patients living alone with chronic diseases.

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Park, H. Y., Seo, S. A., Yoo, H., & Lee, K. (2018). Medication adherence and beliefs about medication in elderly patients living alone with chronic diseases. Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, 175–181.
The aim of this study was to assess medication adherence and its related factors among elderly people living alone with chronic diseases using a conceptual framework with the Beli…

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence.

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Nieuwlaat, R., Wilczynski, N., Navarro, T., Hobson, N., Jeffery, R., Keepanasseril, A., … Haynes, R. B. (2014). Interventions for enhancing medication adherence. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11), CD000011.
People who are prescribed self administered medications typically take only about half their prescribed doses. Efforts to assist patients with adherence to medications might impro…

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