Self-Report Adherence to Medications

This questionnaire was developed by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Recruitment, Adherence, and Retention Subcommittee, Margaret A. Chesney, PhD, and Jeannette Ickovics, PhD, co-chairs. Please read the two abstracts on adherence in clinical trials and practice. Instruments:

• ACTG adherence baseline questionnaire
• ACTG adherence follow-up questionnaire

Scoring: N/A Reliability and/or validity: Chesney MA, Ickovics JR, Chambers DB, Gifford AL, Neidig J, Zwickl B, and Wu AW (2000). “Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: the AACTG adherence instruments. Patient Care Committee & Adherence Working Group of the Outcomes Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG).” AIDS Care 12(3): 255–66.