| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290906 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Garcia, Rosa1 Ponde, Milena Lima, Manuela Souza, Alba Regina de2 Stolze, Silvia Maria de O Badaro, Roberto |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil 2CREAIDS, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
| Año: | 2005 |
| Periodo: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Número: | 6 |
| Paginación: | 494-499 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | As a result of the potent drug combinations of reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors currently available, it is now possible to achieve extreme reductions in the numbers of viral particles in the peripheral blood of HIV-positive patients undergoing treatment, to the point that they are undetectable. Moreover, the immunological recovery resulting from continued and prolonged use of these drugs significantly reduces both mortality and the incidence of opportunistic infections. However, the strict therapeutic regimens required, the number of pills, adverse events and the stigma of a disease that requires the patient to introduce pill-taking into his/her lifestyle brings into question one aspect of mental health, which is motivation to do that which is being proposed. We investigated the influence of each of the components of the adherence trilogy: information, motivation and behavioral abilities, as risk factors in a population of HIV-positive/AIDS patients undergoing antiretroviral treatment in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. An intervention study was carried out by introducing motivational assistance into the routine recommendations for the treatment of patients who were initiating antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. Seventy-six treatment-naive patients, who had been selected to initiate ARV therapy, were included. These patients were divided into two groups. Group A, in which the regular routine of the institution was followed, received information on the disease and its treatment.. |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Inmunología, Motivación, Adherencia, VIH, Tratamiento |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Motivation, Adherence, HIV, Treatment, Immunology |
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