Psychosocial determinants of maintenance of, and adherence to, antiretroviral therapy among injection drug users living with HIV/AIDS

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dc.contributor.authorKerr, Thomas Hudson
dc.contributor.supervisorMarshall, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-16T21:00:02Z
dc.date.available2018-11-16T21:00:02Z
dc.date.copyright2003en_US
dc.date.issued2018-11-16
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractAntiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically affected the course of HIV disease, producing significant reductions in both AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. However, the excitement generated by this new approach has been tempered by concerns about adherence to these complex therapies. Using a sample of 244 participants derived from the Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study, this study examined the impact of self-efficacy, social support, incarceration, and frequent illicit drug use on maintenance of and adherence to ART among injection drug users. Variables that were negatively associated with ART maintenance included negative outcome expectations and incarceration. Variables that were associated positively with ART maintenance included efficacy expectations and self-regulatory efficacy. Negative outcome expectations were also associated negatively with ART adherence, while efficacy expectations were associated positively with ART adherence.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10320
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectAntiretroviral agentsen_US
dc.subjectHIV-positive personsen_US
dc.subjectDrug useen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)en_US
dc.subjectPatientsen_US
dc.titlePsychosocial determinants of maintenance of, and adherence to, antiretroviral therapy among injection drug users living with HIV/AIDSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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