"Cure" Versus "Clinical Remission" : The Impact of a Medication Description on the Willingness of People Living with HIV to Take a Medication

Many people living with HIV (PLWHIV) state that they would be willing to take significant risks to be "cured" of the virus. However, how they interpret the word "cure" in this context is not clear. We used a randomized survey to examine whether PLWHIV had a different willingness to take a hypothetical HIV medication if it causes flu-like symptoms, but provides: (a) cure, (b) remission that was labeled "cure", or (c) remission. PLWHIV (n = 454) were more willing to take a medication that provided a "cure" versus a "remission" if the side effects lasted less than 1 year. PLWHIV were more willing to take a medication that provided a remission that was labeled "cure" versus a "remission" (p = 0.01) if the side effects lasted 2 weeks. Clinicians and researchers should be aware of the impact of the word "cure" and ensure that PLWHIV fully understand the possible outcomes of their treatment options.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

AIDS and behavior - 24(2020), 7 vom: 03. Juli, Seite 2054-2061

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fridman, Ilona [VerfasserIn]
Ubel, Peter A [VerfasserIn]
Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
England, Cameron V [VerfasserIn]
Currier, Judith S [VerfasserIn]
Eyal, Nir [VerfasserIn]
Freedberg, Kenneth A [VerfasserIn]
Halpern, Scott D [VerfasserIn]
Kelley, Colleen F [VerfasserIn]
Kuritzkes, Daniel R [VerfasserIn]
Le, Catherine N [VerfasserIn]
Lennox, Jeffrey L [VerfasserIn]
Pollak, Kathryn I [VerfasserIn]
Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J [VerfasserIn]
Scherr, Karen A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Behavior
Cure
Decision-making
HIV
Journal Article
PLWHIV
Randomized Controlled Trial
Remission

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Date Completed 12.11.2020

Date Revised 02.07.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10461-019-02769-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305003828