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SUBMITTER: Garofalo R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4788595 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garofalo Robert R Kuhns Lisa M LM Hotton Anna A Johnson Amy A Muldoon Abigail A Rice Dion D
AIDS and behavior 20160501 5
HIV-positive adolescents and young adults often experience suboptimal medication adherence, yet few interventions to improve adherence in this group have shown evidence of efficacy. We conducted a randomized trial of a two-way, personalized daily text messaging intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among N = 105 poorly adherent HIV-positive adolescents and young adults, ages 16-29. Adherence to ART was assessed via self-reported visual analogue scale (VAS; 0-100 %) at ...[more]