Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Habit formation in support of antiretroviral medication adherence in clinic-enrolled HIV-infected adults: a qualitative assessment using free-listing and unstructured interviewing in Kampala, Uganda.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Despite initial high motivation, individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for several years may experience incomplete adherence over time, increasing their risk of HIV-related morbidity and mortality. Habits, defined as automatic and regular practices, do not rely on conscious effort, and may therefore support high long-term ART adherence. METHODS:This qualitative study contributes to the evidence on how clients with adherence problems remember and form habits to take ART medications. Free-listing and unstructured interviewing were used among 42 clinic-enrolled adults in Kampala, Uganda who were receiving ART and participating in a randomized clinical trial for treatment adherence (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03494777). Data were coded and analyzed using inductive content analysis. RESULTS:Findings indicated that clients' most routine habits (eating, bathing, sleeping) did not always occur at the same time or place, making it difficult to reliably link to pill-taking times. Efforts to improve ART habits included having a relative to ask about pill-taking, re-packaging medications, leaving medications in view, using alarms, carrying water, or linking pill-taking to radio/prayer schedules. Reported challenges were adhering to ART schedules during changing employment hours, social activities, and travel. CONCLUSION:While habit-forming interventions have the potential to improve ART adherence, targeting treatment-mature clients' existing routines may be crucial in this population.

SUBMITTER: Jennings Mayo-Wilson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278190 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Habit formation in support of antiretroviral medication adherence in clinic-enrolled HIV-infected adults: a qualitative assessment using free-listing and unstructured interviewing in Kampala, Uganda.

Jennings Mayo-Wilson Larissa L   Devoto Bianca B   Coleman Jessica J   Mukasa Barbara B   Shelton Angela A   MacCarthy Sarah S   Saya Uzaib U   Chemusto Harriet H   Linnemayr Sebastian S  

AIDS research and therapy 20200608 1


<h4>Background</h4>Despite initial high motivation, individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for several years may experience incomplete adherence over time, increasing their risk of HIV-related morbidity and mortality. Habits, defined as automatic and regular practices, do not rely on conscious effort, and may therefore support high long-term ART adherence.<h4>Methods</h4>This qualitative study contributes to the evidence on how clients with adherence problems remember and form habits  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC5676343 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6196835 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC8224887 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4652684 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5443453 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7486807 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8058529 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6456174 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6874685 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7840004 | biostudies-literature