To tell or not to tell: Why people with HIV share or don't share with their physicians whether they are taking their medications as prescribed

Authors: Kremer, H.; Ironson, G.

Source: AIDS Care, Volume 18, Number 5, July 2006 , pp. 520-528(9)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This qualitative study examines whether HIV-positive people ( N = 79) tell their physicians whether they take antiretroviral treatment (ART) as prescribed and why. Interviews, analyzed with qualitative content-analysis, asked about taking/not taking ART and, if taking, whether they shared their reasons for non-adherence with their physician. Patients are more likely to inform physicians why they take than why they do not take ART ( p

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120600766020

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, University of Miami, USA

Publication date: 2006-07-01

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