Book Description
Medication Adherence in HIV / AIDS is both relevant and timely. It deals with the barriers to medication adherence and thoroughly addresses the scope of this problem as it affects various segments of the population, including adolescents, minorities, and drug users. This book is of invaluable importance to the physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, and public health officials who work with HIV / AIDS patients, as it not only focuses on the problems of drug adherence in the HIV community, but it also addresses proposed solutions for overcoming this critical challenge. Medication Adherence in HIV / AIDS
· Defines the problem of medication treatment of HIV infection
· Provides information on various measuring instruments and predictors of medication adherence
· Reviews the specialized problems with medication adherence in groups such as: minorities, drug users, pregnant women, the mentally ill, and adolescents
· Offers practical solutions for health professionals and public health workers dealing with this challenge |
