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Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIVAIDS Patients in Baoshan, China : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Yang, Xuemei
Sangthong, Rassamee
McNeil, Edward
Zheng, Weibin
Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi
Huang, Dongsheng
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is still pervasive.
The effect of using a mobile phone call intervention to improve patient adherence is currently not known.
Objective.
This study aims to investigate the effects of a phone call intervention on adherence to ART and quality of life (QOL) of treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients.
Methods.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the three largest public hospitals.
Adherence was measured by self-completed questionnaires.
QOL was assessed by the WHOQOL-HIV BREF.
Outcomes were assessed at day 15, at 1, 2, and 3 months after start of treatment for treatment-naive patients and at 3 months after study enrollment for treatment-experienced patients.
Results.
A total of 103 treatment-naive and 93 treatment-experienced HIV/AIDS patients were consecutively recruited.
Results show that a phone call intervention could maintain high self-reported adherence among both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients.
After three months, significant QOL improvements were observed in domains of physical health (P=0.003), level of independence (P=0.018), environment (P=0.002), and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (P=0.021) among treatment-naive patients.
Conclusion.
A mobile phone call intervention to patients could maintain high adherence rates although no statistically significant differences were found.
A phone call could improve some domains of QOL among treatment-naive patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Dongsheng& Sangthong, Rassamee& McNeil, Edward& Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi& Zheng, Weibin& Yang, Xuemei. 2013. Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIVAIDS Patients in Baoshan, China : A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Dongsheng…[et al.]. Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIVAIDS Patients in Baoshan, China : A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Dongsheng& Sangthong, Rassamee& McNeil, Edward& Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi& Zheng, Weibin& Yang, Xuemei. Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIVAIDS Patients in Baoshan, China : A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482465
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482465