Lipika Samal|Somnath Saha|Geetanjali Chander|P. Todd Korthuis|Rashmi Sharma|Victoria L. Sharp|Jonathan Cohn|Richard D. Moore|Mary Catherine Beach
Internet Health Information Seeking Behavior and Antiretroviral Adherence in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Brigham and Women's Hospital|Portland VA Medical Center|Oregon Health & Science University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Oregon Health & Science University|Northwestern Memorial Hospital|Northwestern University|St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center|Wayne State University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University
abstract internet potential educate persons living hivaids plwha websites may contain inaccurate information increase risk nonadherence antiretroviral therapy art objectives study determine extent plwha engage internet health information seeking behavior ihisb determine whether ihisb associated art adherence conducted survey adult englishspeaking hivinfected patients four hiv outpatient clinic sites united states baltimore maryland detroit michigan new york portland oregon december 2004 january 2006 assessed ihisb asking participants much information received internet since acquiring hiv main outcome patientreported art adherence past three days data available ihisb 433 patients 334 art therapy patients mean age 45 standard error se 045 years mostly male 66 african american 58 attained high school degree 73 55 reported ihisb 18 reported 27 reported fair amount great deal patients reported higher versus lower levels ihisb significantly younger achieved higher level education higher medication selfefficacy unadjusted analyses higher ihisb associated art adherence odds ratio 296 95 confidence interval ci 127694 association persisted adjustment age gender race education clinic site medication selfefficacy adjusted odds ratio aor 276 95 ci 111687 findings indicate ihisb positively associated art adherence even controlling potentially confounding variables future studies investigate ways internet health information may promote medication adherence among plwha