Differences between self-reported and electronically monitored adherence among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting

作者：Thirumurthy Harsha^*; Siripong Nalyn; Vreeman Rachel C; Pop Eleches Cristian; Habyarimana James P; Sidle John E; Siika Abraham M; Bang**erg David R

来源：AIDS, 2012, 26(18): 2399-2403.

DOI：10.1097/QAD.0b013e328359aa68

• adherence
• adherence measurement
• antiretroviral therapy
• electronic monitoring

Background: Measurement of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by patient self-report is common in resource-limited settings but widely believed to overstate actual adherence. The extent to which these measures overstate adherence has not been examined among a large patient population. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: HIV-infected adult patients in Kenya who initiated ART within the past 3 months were followed for 6 months. Adherence was measured by participants%26apos; self-reports of doses missed in the past 7 days during monthly clinic visits and by continuous Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) in participants%26apos; pill bottles. Seven-day self-reported adherence was compared to 7-day MEMS adherence, 30-day MEMS adherence, and adherence more than 90% during each of the first 6 months. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Self-reported and MEMS adherence measures were linked for 669 participants. Mean 7-day self-reported adherence was 98.7% and mean 7-day MEMS adherence was 86.0%, a difference of 12.7% (P %26lt; 0.01). The difference between the two adherence measures increased over time due to a decline in 7-day MEMS adherence. However, patients with lower MEMS adherence were in fact more likely to self-report missed doses and the difference between self-reported and MEMS adherence was similar for each number of self-reported missed doses. When analysis was limited to patients who reported rarely or never removing multiple doses at the same time, mean difference was 10.5% (P %26lt; 0.01). %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: There is a sizable and significant difference between self-reported and MEMS adherence. However, a strong relationship between the measures suggests that self-reported adherence is informative for clinical monitoring and program evaluation.

• 出版日期2012-11-28