Authors
Kathleen Nokes, Mallory O Johnson, Allison Webel, Carol Dawson Rose, J Craig Phillips, Kathleen Sullivan, Lynda Tyer‐Viola, Marta Rivero‐Méndez, Patrice Nicholas, Jeanne Kemppainen, Elizabeth Sefcik, Wei‐Ti Chen, John Brion, Lucille Eller, Kenn Kirksey, Dean Wantland, Carmen Portillo, Inge B Corless, Joachim Voss, Scholastika Iipinge, Mark Spellmann, William L Holzemer
Publication date
2012/12
Journal
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Volume
44
Issue
4
Pages
403-410
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Description
Purpose: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment self‐efficacy is the confidence held by an individual in her or his ability to follow treatment recommendations, including specific HIV care such as initiating and adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART). The purpose of this study was to explore the potential mediating role of treatment adherence self‐efficacy in the relationships between Social Cognitive Theory constructs and self‐ reported ART adherence.
Design: Cross‐sectional and descriptive. The study was conducted between 2009 and 2011 and included 1,414 participants who lived in the United States or Puerto Rico and were taking antiretroviral medications.
Methods: Social cognitive constructs were tested specifically: behaviors (three adherence measures each consisting of one item about adherence at 3‐day and 30‐day along with the adherence rating scale), cognitive or personal factors (the Center …
Scholar articles
K Nokes, MO Johnson, A Webel, CD Rose, JC Phillips… - Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2012