@article {3171,
	title = {A preliminary randomized controlled trial of a nurse-delivered medication adherence intervention among HIV-positive outpatients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Beijing, China.},
	journal = {AIDS and behavior},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011 Jul},
	pages = {919-29},
	abstract = {We evaluated a nurse-delivered adherence intervention in a preliminary randomized controlled trial among 70 HIV-positive outpatients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Beijing, China. In both arms, participants received a 30-min educational session, a pillbox, and a referral to a peer support group. In the enhanced arm, participants could choose an electronic reminder device, three sessions of counseling either alone or with a treatment adherence partner, or both reminder and counseling. Survey assessments and blood draws occurred at baseline, post-intervention (13 weeks), and follow-up (25 weeks). Primary outcomes were 7-day and 30-day adherence assessed by self-report and electronic drug monitoring (EDM), and secondary outcomes were HIV-1 RNA viral load and CD4 count. The intervention was feasible and well received. It led to some improvement in self-reported and EDM-assessed adherence but not the biological outcomes. Providing counseling and facilitating the use of electronic reminders to patients initiating ART merits further investigation as a culturally viable means of promoting adherence in China.},
	keywords = {Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, China, Counseling, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Monitoring, Electronics, Medical, Female, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Intervention Studies, Male, Medication Adherence, Middle Aged, Nurses, Outpatients, RNA, Viral, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load, Young Adult},
	issn = {1573-3254},
	doi = {10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z},
	author = {Simoni, Jane M and Chen, Wei-Ti and Huh, David and Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen I and Pearson, Cynthia and Zhao, Hongxin and Shiu, Cheng-Shi and Wang, Xin and Zhang, Fujie}
}
