Social support and medication adherence in HIV disease in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1757-1763

  Ncama, Busisiwe P ^a   McInerney, Patricia A ^a   Bhengu, Busisiwe R ^a   Corless, Inge B ^b   Wantland, Dean J ^c   Nicholas, Patrice K ^b,d   McGibbon, Chris A ^e   Davis, Sheila M ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Medication adherence; Quality of life; Social support; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 56349088748     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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