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| Garcia,Rosa; Pondé,Milena; Lima,Manuela; Souza,Alba Regina de; Stolze,Silvia Maria de O.; Badaró,Roberto. |
| As a result of the potent drug combinations of reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors currently available, it is now possible to achieve extreme reductions in the numbers of viral particles in the peripheral blood of HIV-positive patients undergoing treatment, to the point that they are undetectable. Moreover, the immunological recovery resulting from continued and prolonged use of these drugs significantly reduces both mortality and the incidence of opportunistic infections. However, the strict therapeutic regimens required, the number of pills, adverse events and the stigma of a disease that requires the patient to introduce pill-taking into his/her lifestyle brings into question one aspect of mental health, which is motivation to do... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Motivation; Adherence; HIV-Positive/AIDS; Treatment. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600007 |
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