Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth

A pilot study was conducted to determine effects of an empowerment intervention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among Thai youth living with HIV/AIDS. It compared two groups of 23 young persons (15–24 years) who receive ART from AIDS clinics at 2 community hospitals. One hospital's pa...

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Main Authors: Kaihin,R., Kasatpibal,N., Chitreechuer,J., Grimes,R.M.
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-381582015-06-16T07:43:56Z Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth Kaihin,R. Kasatpibal,N. Chitreechuer,J. Grimes,R.M. Applied Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health A pilot study was conducted to determine effects of an empowerment intervention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among Thai youth living with HIV/AIDS. It compared two groups of 23 young persons (15–24 years) who receive ART from AIDS clinics at 2 community hospitals. One hospital's patients served as the experimental group, and the other as a control group. The experimental groups attended five sessions that empowered them to take control of their own health. The control group received standard of care. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square statistics. Before the empowerment, no one from the experimental group or the control group had ART adherence ≥ 95%. After the intervention, the 82.6% of the experimental group had ≥95% adherence compared to the control group, which had 21.7% adherence (p < .0001). The empowerment intervention resulted in a significant increase in ART adherence among Thai youth. 2015-06-16T07:43:56Z 2015-06-16T07:43:56Z 2014-01-01 Article in Press 08964289 2-s2.0-84907626307 10.1080/08964289.2014.911717 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84907626307&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38158 Routledge
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
spellingShingle Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Kaihin,R.
Kasatpibal,N.
Chitreechuer,J.
Grimes,R.M.
Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
description A pilot study was conducted to determine effects of an empowerment intervention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among Thai youth living with HIV/AIDS. It compared two groups of 23 young persons (15–24 years) who receive ART from AIDS clinics at 2 community hospitals. One hospital's patients served as the experimental group, and the other as a control group. The experimental groups attended five sessions that empowered them to take control of their own health. The control group received standard of care. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square statistics. Before the empowerment, no one from the experimental group or the control group had ART adherence ≥ 95%. After the intervention, the 82.6% of the experimental group had ≥95% adherence compared to the control group, which had 21.7% adherence (p < .0001). The empowerment intervention resulted in a significant increase in ART adherence among Thai youth.
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author Kaihin,R.
Kasatpibal,N.
Chitreechuer,J.
Grimes,R.M.
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Kasatpibal,N.
Chitreechuer,J.
Grimes,R.M.
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title Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
title_short Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
title_full Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
title_fullStr Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
title_full_unstemmed Effect of an Empowerment Intervention on Antiretroviral Drug Adherence in Thai Youth
title_sort effect of an empowerment intervention on antiretroviral drug adherence in thai youth
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