Perceptions of AZT: Implications for Adherence to Medical Regimens
| Autor: | Ellen D. Nannis, Lydia R. Temoshok, Mickey W. Smith, Richard A. Jenkins |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Cultural Studies
business.industry viruses media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention virus diseases Experimental and Cognitive Psychology biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Clinical Psychology Zidovudine Mood Feeling immune system diseases AZT Therapy Perception Medicine heterocyclic compounds business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common medicine.drug Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research. 1:39-54 |
| ISSN: | 1751-9861 1071-2089 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1751-9861.1993.tb00026.x |
| Popis: | One hundred and fifty-three early stage, HIV-infected military medical beneficiaries who were receiving zidovudine (AZT) completed a questionnaire designed to assess perceptions, expectations, and patterns of AZT use, as well as standard measures of mood states. Adherence to medical regimens, or continuing with recommended AZT therapy, was related to participants feeling that their decisions to begin AZT treatment were made without any perception of “undue pressure.” Adherence also was related to fewer and less severe side effects, less negative affect, and reports of more AZT-related benefits. The implications of these findings for both medical and psychological interventions are discussed. |
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