Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China

作者：Sabin Lora L^*; DeSilva Mary Bachman; Hamer Davidson H; Xu Keyi; Zhang Jianbo; Li Tao; Wilson Ira B; Gill Christopher J

来源：AIDS and Behavior, 2010, 14(3): 580-589.

DOI：10.1007/s10461-009-9615-1

• AIDS
• Medication adherence
• Antiretroviral medication
• China
• Electronic drug monitoring

Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires excellent adherence. Little is known about how to improve ART adherence in many HIV/AIDS-affected countries, including China. We therefore assessed an adherence intervention among HIV-positive patients in southwestern China. Eighty subjects were enrolled and monitored for 6 months. Sixty-eight remaining subjects were randomized to intervention/control arms. In months 7-12, intervention subjects were counseled using EDM feedback; controls continued with standard of care. Among randomized subjects, mean adherence and CD4 count were 86.8 vs. 83.8% and 297 vs. 357 cells/mu l in intervention vs. control subjects, respectively. At month 12, among 64 subjects who completed the trial, mean adherence had risen significantly among intervention subjects to 96.5% but remained unchanged in controls. Mean CD4 count rose by 90 cells/mu l and declined by 9 cells/mu l among intervention and control subjects, respectively. EDM feedback as a counseling tool appears promising for management of HIV and other chronic diseases.

• 出版日期2010-6
• 单位北京地坛医院