HIV Treatment Adherence : Challenges for Social Services

ISBN-13: 9780789036261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 184 str.

Lana Sue Ka'opus; Nathan L. Linsk

Opis

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) can significantly improve the health outcomes of people living with HIV. Still, benefits rely on the steady adherence to the medication regimen as prescribed. HIV Treatment Adherence is a practice-friendly resource with the latest HIV medication client adherence strategies and guidelines. This valuable book provides the tools for assessment of client adherence, and includes approaches and helpful guidelines to develop specialized counseling, social services, and provider training programs. Chapters are extensively referenced and several have tables and figures to clearly present data.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction: Addressing Challenges of Adherence to HIV Medications for Social Services Practice, Research, and Training, Lana Sue Ka?€?opua, Nathan L. Linsk; Part 1 Invited Article; Chapter 2 HIV Treatment Adherence Research and Intervention: Current Advances and Future Challenges, Michael J. Stirratt, Christopher M. Gordon; Chapter 3 Psychosocial Predictors of Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Practical Implications, Valerie A. Gruber, James L. Sorensen, Nancy A. Haug; Chapter 4 The Relationship Between Type and Quality of Social Support and HIV Medication Adherence, Marie M. Hamilton, Lisa A. Razzano, Nicole B. Martin; Chapter 5 Predictors of Medication Adherence Among HIV/AIDS Clients, Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Sanna Thompson, Kelly Gober, LaTonya Noel; Chapter 6 Social and Religious Support on Treatment Adherence Among HIV/AIDS Patients by Race/Ethnicity, T. S. Sunil, Mary A. McGehee; Chapter 7 The Development and Feasibility of an Intervention to Improve HAART Adherence Among HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Primary Care in Methadone Clinics, Nina A. Cooperman, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Brenda Chabon, Karina M. Berg, Julia H. Arnsten; Chapter 8 Specialized Adherence Counselors Can Improve Treatment Adherence: Guidelines for Specific Treatment Issues, Teresa L. Scheid; Chapter 9 Training Substance Abuse Counselors About HIV Medication Adherence, Michael Bass, Nathan L. Linsk, Christopher Mitchell; Chapter 10 More Than Drugs: Voices of HIV-Seropositive Individuals with a History of Substance Use Reveal a Range of Adherence Factors, Dorie J. Gilbert, Elizabeth Abel, Nancy Francisco Stewart, Margarita Zilberman;

O autorze

Lana Sue Ka’opua, Nathan L. Linsk