Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resourceâ limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations
Haberer, Jessica E.; Sabin, Lora; Amico, K. Rivet; Orrell, Catherine; Galárraga, Omar; Tsai, Alexander C.; Vreeman, Rachel C.; Wilson, Ira; Sam‐agudu, Nadia A.; Blaschke, Terrence F.; Vrijens, Bernard; Mellins, Claude A.; Remien, Robert H.; Weiser, Sheri D.; Lowenthal, Elizabeth; Stirratt, Michael J.; Sow, Papa Salif; Thomas, Bruce; Ford, Nathan; Mills, Edward; Lester, Richard; Nachega, Jean B.; Bwana, Bosco Mwebesa; Ssewamala, Fred; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Munderi, Paula; Geng, Elvin; Bangsberg, David R.
2017-01
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Haberer, Jessica E.; Sabin, Lora; Amico, K. Rivet; Orrell, Catherine; Galárraga, Omar ; Tsai, Alexander C.; Vreeman, Rachel C.; Wilson, Ira; Sam‐agudu, Nadia A. ; Blaschke, Terrence F.; Vrijens, Bernard; Mellins, Claude A.; Remien, Robert H.; Weiser, Sheri D.; Lowenthal, Elizabeth; Stirratt, Michael J.; Sow, Papa Salif; Thomas, Bruce; Ford, Nathan; Mills, Edward; Lester, Richard; Nachega, Jean B.; Bwana, Bosco Mwebesa; Ssewamala, Fred; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Munderi, Paula; Geng, Elvin; Bangsberg, David R. (2017). "Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resourceâ limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations." Journal of the International AIDS Society 20(1): n/a-n/a.
Abstract
Introduction: Successful populationâ level antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence will be necessary to realize both the clinical and prevention benefits of antiretroviral scaleâ up and, ultimately, the end of AIDS. Although many people living with HIV are adhering well, others struggle and most are likely to experience challenges in adherence that may threaten virologic suppression at some point during lifelong therapy. Despite the importance of ART adherence, supportive interventions have generally not been implemented at scale. The objective of this review is to summarize the recommendations of clinical, research, and public health experts for scalable ART adherence interventions in resourceâ limited settings.Methods: In July 2015, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation convened a meeting to discuss the most promising ART adherence interventions for use at scale in resourceâ limited settings. This article summarizes that discussion with recent updates. It is not a systematic review, but rather provides practical considerations for programme implementation based on evidence from individual studies, systematic reviews, metaâ analyses, and the World Health Organization Consolidated Guidelines for HIV, which include evidence from randomized controlled trials in lowâ and middleâ income countries. Interventions are categorized broadly as education and counselling; information and communication technologyâ enhanced solutions; healthcare delivery restructuring; and economic incentives and social protection interventions. Each category is discussed, including descriptions of interventions, current evidence for effectiveness, and what appears promising for the near future. Approaches to intervention implementation and impact assessment are then described.Results and discussion: The evidence base is promising for currently available, effective, and scalable ART adherence interventions for resourceâ limited settings. Numerous interventions build on existing health care infrastructure and leverage available resources. Those most widely studied and implemented to date involve peer counselling, adherence clubs, and short message service (SMS). Many additional interventions could have an important impact on ART adherence with further development, including standardized counselling through multiâ media technology, electronic dose monitoring, decentralized and differentiated models of care, and livelihood interventions. Optimal targeting and tailoring of interventions will require improved adherence measurement.Conclusions: The opportunity exists today to address and resolve many of the challenges to effective ART adherence, so that they do not limit the potential of ART to help bring about the end of AIDS.Publisher
Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Taylor & Francis
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1758-2652 1758-2652
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