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Comparative Study
. 2003 Jul-Aug;28(5):355-61.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg025.

The reliability of reports of medical adherence from children with HIV and their adult caregivers

Curtis Dolezal  1 , Claude Mellins, Elizabeth Brackis-Cott, Elaine J Abrams
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Comparative Study

The reliability of reports of medical adherence from children with HIV and their adult caregivers

Curtis Dolezal et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2003 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To compare children's reports of their medication adherence to those of their adult caregivers.

Method: Several indicators of medication adherence were assessed for 48 adult-child dyads. Kappa statistics were calculated as measures of agreement.

Results: Adherence problems were common, although the level of agreement between the child and the adult was quite low (kappas for adherence variables ranged from .05 to .32). Compared to adult-child dyads that agreed, dyads that disagreed tended to include older children who had more responsibility for managing their own medications.

Conclusions: Both researchers and clinicians would benefit from acquiring information on children's adherence from multiple sources.

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