Authors' Response to Letter to the Editor: Adherence in ART: A Comment on Pi ña et al. (2017)

We thank Dr. Basu for highlighting an important methodological issue in HIV adherence research about measurement of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Our study (Pi ña et al., 2018) was an exploratory study using self-reported data in a community-based setting. We chose this relatively stringent cut-off for adherence, given the strong tendency of self-report to overestimate the levels of adherence (Pearson, Simoni, Hoff, Kurth,& Martin 2007; Simoni et  al., 2006). Additionally, although we used a trained interviewer to conduct the surveys, which included a statement normalizing nonadherence, social desirability likely still exists and also contributes to overestimating adherence levels.

Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - March 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Viraj V. Patel, Christopher Pi ña, Alpana Dange, Shruta Rawat, Urmi Jadhav, Rosy Chhabra, Julia H. Arnsten Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research