Video directly observed therapy to improve adherence of human immunodeficiency virus infected adolescents to combination antiretroviral therapy: a proof-of-concept study

Autor: Faisal Kordy, Nancy Nashid, Sarah Khan, Stanley Read, Georgina Macdougall, Debra Louch, Cheryl Arneson, Ari Bitnun
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: AIDS care.
ISSN: 1360-0451
Popis: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a major challenge for many youth living with HIV (YLWH). In this prospective proof-of-concept study, we assessed the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a study of video directly observed therapy (VDOT) as a method of improving medication adherence in YLWH who had a history of poor adherence to ART. The study had four phases; phase I - VDOT daily (4 months) using Facetime
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