Necessity and concerns beliefs and HIV medication adherence: a systematic review

Intentional- but not Unintentional Medication Non-adherence was Related with Beliefs about Medicines Among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of People with HIV

“…Our findings are in line with previous research showing the influence of beliefs about medicines on treatment adherence across various chronic medical conditions [ 6 , 16 , 17 , 35 ] as well in HIV treatment [ 18 – 21 , 36 ]. The added value of the present study is that we distinguished between unintentional and intentional non-adherence to ART when examining the relationship with beliefs about medicines.…”

Medication beliefs among people living with HIV taking antiretroviral treatment in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study

“…14 The NCF has been shown to be a useful model for understanding patients' evaluations of their prescribed medications across different conditions, medications and settings; however, it has been predominantly developed in the UK and studied in Western countries. 12,33,34 The results provide support for this framework to be utilised within Zimbabwe and potentially within SSA. The majority of participants thought ART was necessary for their health and regardless of concerns they would try to adhere.…”

Economic and epidemiological evaluation of text message-based interventions in patients with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

“…Sending SMS has been significantly used in the health area, mainly to improve quality of life and attendance in primary care, and to reduce non-adherence and improve health results at low cost, as well as the possibility of wide dissemination of information in real time for the entire target population of the intervention ( 8 , 13 - 14 , 18 - 19 , 29 ) . Additionally, the use of SMS reminders is an accessible, adequate, and more cost-effective tool compared to those already spent on medication ( 26 , 30 - 31 ) .…”

“…In recent years, some systematic reviews have shown that interventions based on medical consultations, nursing consultations, telephone calls, text messaging, financial incentives and behavioral therapy have improved adherence to ART, but none has carried out an assessment from an economic and epidemiological perspective, aiming to demonstrate how these interventions interfere in the long term in the incidence of new cases (3)(4)9,(12)(13)(14) . In this sense, nonmedication and cost-effective interventions, from an economic point of view, such as sending text messages, can help maintain adherence throughout ART without dispensing high costs to the health system and with easy applicability for large populations regardless of their location and facility to the health system (7,(14)(15) .…”

“…Sending SMS has been significantly used in the health area, mainly to improve quality of life and attendance in primary care, and to reduce non-adherence and improve health results at low cost, as well as the possibility of wide dissemination of information in real time for the entire target population of the intervention (8,(13)(14)(18)(19)29) .…”