The reliability of reports of medical adherence from children with HIV and their adult caregivers

Curtis Dolezal; Claude Mellins; Elizabeth Brackis-Cott; Elaine J. Abrams

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsg025

The reliability of reports of medical adherence from children with HIV and their adult caregivers

Curtis Dolezal, Claude Mellins, Elizabeth Brackis-Cott, Elaine J. Abrams

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Objective: To compare children's reports of their medication adherence to those of their adult caregivers. Method: Several indicators of medication adherence were assessed for 48 adult-child dyads. Kappa statistics were calculated as measures of agreement. Results: Adherence problems were common, although the level of agreement between the child and the adult was quite low (kappas for adherence variables ranged from .05 to .32). Compared to adult-child dyads that agreed, dyads that disagreed tended to include older children who had more responsibility for managing their own medications. Conclusions: Both researchers and clinicians would benefit from acquiring information on children's adherence from multiple sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-361
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Volume	28
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsg025
Publication status	Published - Jul 2003

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National Institute of Mental Health	P50MH043520

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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