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Self-reported symptoms and medication side effects influence adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in persons with HIV infection.

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In addition to patient characteristics, medication‐related variables, and reasons for nonadherence, patient‐reported symptoms and medication side effects were significantly associated with adherence to HAART.
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Objectives To identify variables predictive of nonadherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and to assess whether self-reported symptoms or medication side effects are related to adherence. Design Cross-sectional multicenter study Adherence Italian Cohort Naive Antiretrovirals [AdICONA] within the Italian Cohort Naive Antiretrovirals (ICONA). Methods Participants receiving HAART completed a 16-item self-administered questionnaire to assess nonadherence in the last 3 days as well as the type and intensity of 24 common HIV- and HAART-related symptoms experienced during the last 4 weeks. Results From May 1999 to March 2000, 358 persons were enrolled: 22% reported nonadherence and were less likely to have HIV RNA Conclusions In addition to patient characteristics, medication-related variables, and reasons for nonadherence, patient-reported symptoms and medication side effects were significantly associated with adherence to HAART.

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