Effectiveness of a telephone educational intervention in adherence to antiretroviral treatment and in the lifestyle of people living with HIV

Autor: Lima, Ivana Cristina Vieira de
Přispěvatelé: Galvão, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
instacron:UFC
Popis: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a phone intervention in antiretroviral adherence and in the lifestyle of people living with HIV. An open and prospective clinical trial was conducted with 164 patients from two specialized care services in Fortaleza, Ceará, between August 2016 and July 2017. Participants were divided into two groups: a) Intervention: received the usual care of the service and individual messages sent via the WhatsApp mobile application (n=83) and b) Control: received only the usual care of the service (n=81). The groups were followed up for four months, with the messages previously submitted to the validation of content by experts and sent fortnightly. The measurements of the variables happened in two moments (T0-baseline, T1-four months), using the instruments: a) Sociodemographic and clinical characterization form for people with HIV/AIDS; b) Questionnaire to assess adherence to antiretroviral treatment (CEAT-VIH) and c) Individual lifestyle profile instrument. Satisfaction in relation to the intervention was measured by the Satisfaction Scale for Management of Automated Disease by Telephone. The data were compiled and analyzed in SPSS® software version 23.0. The homogeneity in the distribution of the variables between the groups was measured by Fisher's test for the categorical variables and the Kruskal-Wallis test in the case of continuous variables. The technique Generalized Linear Models for data in repeated measures was used in order to evaluate the effects of the educational intervention on adherence to antiretroviral and lifestyle. Statistical significance was assumed when the p value was
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