Abstract
High adherence rates to antiretroviral medications are necessary for people living with HIV/AIDS. The current study focuses on relationship-level predictors of HIV medication adherence by testing whether adherence rates differ by dyadic serostatus (seroconcordant vs. serodiscordant couples) among individuals with HIV in romantic relationships. Results showed a significant interaction between dyadic serostatus and relationship duration on adherence, such that individuals in long-term serodiscordant relationships reported better adherence than short-term serodiscordant relationships or seroconcordant partners in long-term relationships. Future research is needed to understand what relationship dynamics explain differences in adherence rates based on dyadic serostatus.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | AIDS and Behavior |
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| State | Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Couples
- HIV
- Medication adherence
- Romantic relationships
- Serostatus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
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The Effect of Partner Serostatus and Relationship Duration on HIV Medication Adherence. / Mitzel, Luke D.; Vanderdrift, Laura; Ioerger, Michael; Vanable, Peter A.
In: AIDS and Behavior, 01.01.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Mitzel, Luke D.
AU - Vanderdrift, Laura
AU - Ioerger, Michael
AU - Vanable, Peter A
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - High adherence rates to antiretroviral medications are necessary for people living with HIV/AIDS. The current study focuses on relationship-level predictors of HIV medication adherence by testing whether adherence rates differ by dyadic serostatus (seroconcordant vs. serodiscordant couples) among individuals with HIV in romantic relationships. Results showed a significant interaction between dyadic serostatus and relationship duration on adherence, such that individuals in long-term serodiscordant relationships reported better adherence than short-term serodiscordant relationships or seroconcordant partners in long-term relationships. Future research is needed to understand what relationship dynamics explain differences in adherence rates based on dyadic serostatus.
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