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Multicenter Study
. 2016 May;41(4):419-28.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv097. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

Predictors of Self-Reported Adherence to Antiretroviral Medication in a Multisite Study of Ethnic and Racial Minority HIV-Positive Youth

Karen Kolmodin MacDonell  1 , Angela J Jacques-Tiura  2 , Sylvie Naar  2 , Maria Isabella Fernandez  3 ; ATN 086/106 Protocol Team
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Multicenter Study

Predictors of Self-Reported Adherence to Antiretroviral Medication in a Multisite Study of Ethnic and Racial Minority HIV-Positive Youth

Karen Kolmodin MacDonell et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2016 May.

Abstract

Objective: To test social cognitive predictors of medication adherence in racial/ethnic minority youth living with HIV using a conceptual model.

Methods: Youth were participants in two descriptive studies by the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. Minority youth ages 16-24 years who were prescribed antiretroviral medication were included (N = 956). Data were collected through chart extraction and/or laboratory testing and by Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview.

Results: 39% of youth reported suboptimal adherence. Path analysis was used to explore predictors of medication adherence. Higher self-efficacy predicted higher readiness and adherence. Greater social support predicted higher self-efficacy. Psychological symptoms and substance use were associated with several predictors and lower adherence.

Conclusions: The model provided a plausible framework for understanding adherence in this population. Culturally competent, but individually tailored, interventions focused on increasing self-efficacy to take medication and reducing risk behaviors (e.g., substance use) may be helpful for racial or ethnic minority youth with HIV.

Keywords: HIV/Aids; adolescents; chronic illness; disparities; health behavior; psychosocial functioning; race/ethnicity.

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Hypothesized model of medication adherence.
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Final (reduced) model of medication adherence. Note . * p  ≤ .05, ** p  ≤ .01.
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