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Abstract
The aim of this article is to clarify what factors should be measured to assess non-adherence to an antiretroviral medication regimen among individuals with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In order to consider a patient as non-adherent, a clear operational definition of medication non-adherence should be formulated. This definition should specify the medication to be taken, the medical advice to be followed as well as the behaviors a patient should adopt in a given period of time. Techniques aimed at reducing the influence of several potential biases in self-report questionnaires, such as forgetfulness and social desirability, are also reviewed.
Acknowledgement
The preparation of this article was partially supported by a grant from the AIDS/STD Network of the Quebec Health Research Funds.
Notes
1 Forward telescoping is the tendency of respondents to remember an event as having occurred more recently than it actually did (Sudman & Bradburn, Citation1982).
