Musayón-Oblitas FY, Cárcamo CP, Gimbel S, Zarate JIE, Espinoza ABG. Validation of a counseling guide for adherence to antiretroviral therapy using implementation science.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2020;
28:e3228. [PMID:
32022148 PMCID:
PMC7000190 DOI:
10.1590/1518-8345.3117.3228]
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Abstract
Objective:
to determine the contents that must be included in the usual counseling to
improve the adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of HIV patients,
according to their different levels of alcohol consumption, and to determine
the validity of the Counseling Guide in improving the adherence to ART in
patients who consume alcohol using Implementation Science.
Method:
this is an observational study with formative and validation phases. The
formative phase defined the content, approach and structure of the
counseling. Validation included focus groups with patients and nurses, trial
process by an expert and a pilot test. The criteria evaluated based on
Implementation Science were: intervention source, evidence strength and
quality, relative advantage, and complexity. The following criteria were
also evaluated: usefulness, practicality, acceptability, sustainability,
effectiveness; content consistency and congruence; procedural compliance and
difficulties, and time spent in counseling.
Results:
the strength of evidence of the counseling is High-IIA, with strong level of
recommendation and presenting usefulness, practicality, acceptability,
sustainability and effectiveness. Eight in 11 experts argued that the Guide
is clear, consistent and congruent. Initial counseling takes around 24
minutes; and follow-up counseling, 21. The instruments of the Guide present
reliability levels between good and high (0.65 ≥ alpha ≤ 0.92).
Conclusion:
the Counseling Guide is valid to improve the adherence to antiretroviral
therapy in patients who consume alcohol.
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