The Meanings in the messages: How SMS reminders and real-time adherence monitoring improve antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Uganda

AIDS

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1287-1293

  Ware, Norma C ^a,b   Pisarski, Emily E ^a   Tam, Melanie ^a   Wyatt, Monique A ^a   Atukunda, Esther ^c   Musiimenta, Angella ^c   Bangsberg, David R ^a,d   Haberer, Jessica E ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; mechanisms of effect; real time adherence monitoring; SMS

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME ADHERENCE MONITORING; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UGANDA; PSYCHOLOGY; REMINDER SYSTEM; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RURAL POPULATION; TEXT MESSAGING; UGANDA;

EID: 84955570123     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001035     Document Type: Article

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