Assessment of Adherence and Self-Efficacy of People with VIH/AIDS

Authors: Silva CGS, Silva PE and Alchieri JC*

Volume 5, Issue 4

Abstract

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for VIH/AIDS is essential to maintain the health status of the person living with VIH/AIDS. How people experience, think, motivate, and behave can be determined by beliefs of effectiveness. Such beliefs produce diverse effects through four main processes: cognitive, motivational, affective, and selective. In this study, the possible relationship between adherence and self-efficacy was assessed, the role of the patient as a decisive factor in maintaining adherence for antiretroviral treatment. CEAT-VIH (measuring compliance) and the Self-Efficacy Expectation Scale were used to follow the Antiretroviral Prescription. There were 53 VIH/AIDS patients, men and women, whose regression analysis revealed a relationship between the capacity for self-efficacy and the level of adherence and significance. The analysis showed that the role of the patient during his treatment is important for the success of the treatment and maintenance of adherence based on self-efficacy.

Keywords: Adherence; Self-efficacy; Therapy; Antiretroviral; AIDS

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