Medication Adherence Among HIV Positive Adults in an Urban Clinic

ISBN-13: 9783639165838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 156 str.

Lana Zinger

Opis

Combination antiretroviral therapy can stabilize HIV disease progression and extend the lives of people living with HIV, but strict treatment adherence is required to attain maximal therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of this book was to improve understanding about factors that may influence adherence to antiretroviral treatment in HIV-positive, urban adults and to describe some of the barriers they face in adhering to antiretroviral therapies. Understanding these factors can help in planning educational programs that target barriers and improve adherence to antiretroviral medication regimens. Several implications for practice and research were suggested from the findings. Inner-city clinics are busy, lack funding, and are overbooked. Physicians working in inner-city clinics might need help with supporting patients adherence. This research supports the need for health educators or others to work in tandem with physicians to improve patient-clinician relationships and increase adherence to medication.

O autorze

Dr. Lana Zinger has worked as a community health educator in NYC
specializing in HIV/AIDS and obesity. She is an Associate
Professor of Health at CUNY. She is the author of several health
books including: Health for Life- A Comprehensive Guide to
Health and Wellness; Introdeuction to Public Health;and The
Fundametnals of Health and Nutrition.