Patients’ expectations versus doctors’ expectations in antiretroviral therapy
نویسندگان
چکیده
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential in maintaining a low HIV viral load, which allows the immune system to function properly and assures a qualitative life style for HIV positive patients. However, low rates of adherence to ART are still registered, in spite of all efforts. This paper aims to uncover what patients really expect from ART, and also what infectious diseases doctors expect from a patient’s ART regimen, thus exploring an important side of adherence to ART.
منابع مشابه
Responsibility and expectations in antiretroviral therapy--patients' versus doctors' perspective.
AIM This paper aims to uncover what patients really expect form ART, and also what infectious diseases doctors expect from a patient's ART regime, thus exploring an important side of adherence to ART. MATERIAL AND METHODS From July to November 2014 we have conducted a qualitative study regarding both patients' and doctors' expectations form the ART. We interviewed 30 patients and 4 doctors. W...
متن کاملSociological Study of Generational Differences on Women’s Expectations from their Spouses
This research aims to understand mother’s and girl’s expectations from their spouses, and shows the difference between these two generation’s expectations. Along this, by using qualitative approach and deep semi-structured interview, we studied the expectations difference among 14 mothers and 14 girls resided at Tehran city’s fifth region (area).Results from the research showed that women’s exp...
متن کاملBack pain management in primary care: patients' and doctors' expectations.
BACKGROUND Expectations may be a key element for improving quality of health care, yet several barriers interfere with understanding and optimising expectations in back pain primary care. OBJECTIVE To review the literature related to expectations, back pain patients' and doctors' expectations and sources of unmatched expectations. METHODS Review of qualitative and quantitative studies inves...
متن کاملThe Impact of Integrated Narrative Therapy and Imagotherapy on Marital Expectations in Marriage Volunteers
Abstract Introduction: Given the importance and necessity of marital life and the need to improve its quality and satisfaction, applying psychological interventions such as narrative therapy and imagotherapy can be an important step in facilitating this important process. Aim: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the combined approach of narrative therapy and imagotherapy...
متن کاملMet or matched expectations: what accounts for a successful back pain consultation in primary care?
BACKGROUND Patients' as well as doctors' expectations might be key elements for improving the quality of health care; however, previous conceptual and theoretical frameworks related to expectations often overlook such complex and complementary relationship between patients' and doctors' expectations. The concept of 'matched patient-doctor expectations' is not properly investigated, and there is...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014