Is the quality of the patient-provider relationship associated with better adherence and health outcomes for patients with HIV?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 661-665

  Beach, Mary Catherine ^a,b,c,d   Keruly, Jeanne ^a   Moore, Richard D ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; HAART; HIV; Patient centeredness; Patient physician relations; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744475629     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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