Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking

Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking

We examined how two critical constructs, health beliefs and sensation seeking, influence combination antiretroviral therapy adherence in HIV + African Americans, and whether these factors mediate the association between age and adherence. Two hundred and eighty-six HIV + African Americans participat...

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Main Authors: Philip Sayegh, Nicholas S. Thaler, Alyssa Arentoft, Taylor P. Kuhn, Daniel Schonfeld, Steven A. Castellon, Ramani S. Durvasula, Hector F. Myers, Charles H. Hinkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Psychology
Subjects:
hiv/aids
african americans
health beliefs
sensation seeking
substance use disorders
neurocognition
age
depression
culture and ethnicity
medication adherence
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207

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