HIV Medication Adherence Assessment Instruments: A Scoping Review for Brazil

A scoping review compiled instruments validated in Brazil for assessing adherence of people living with HIV to antiretroviral therapy. The review identified three validated instruments published between 2007 and 2018, developed in Brazilian cities including Porto Alegre and São Paulo. The instruments are validated strategies for the Brazilian context and present statistically acceptable values for psychometric qualities.

Use Cases

• Identify validated self-report instruments for monitoring antiretroviral therapy adherence based on the three instruments described.
• Compare psychometric qualities of adherence assessment tools developed for the Brazilian context.
• Inform the development of new adherence assessment strategies based on the review's compilation of existing instruments.
• Support health service planning for HIV/AIDS care based on the review's findings on instrument applicability.

Strengths

• Identifies three specific, named instruments validated in Brazil.
• Instruments were published between 2007 and 2018, providing a temporal range.
• Review methodology involved multiple databases including Web of Science, Scopus, and Medline.
• Instruments presented statistically acceptable values for psychometric qualities.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Scoping review using multiple academic databases and preprint servers.

Time Range

Publications from 1996 onwards were considered; included instruments published 2007-2018.

Geography

Brazil (instruments developed in Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and São Bernardo do Campo).