eprintid: 10086057 rev_number: 24 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/08/60/57 datestamp: 2019-11-19 11:41:19 lastmod: 2021-09-19 22:53:13 status_changed: 2019-11-19 11:41:19 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Christodoulou, J creators_name: Abdalian, SE creators_name: Jones, ASK creators_name: Christodoulou, G creators_name: Pentoney, SL creators_name: Rotheram-Borus, MJ title: Crystal Clear with Active Visualization: Understanding Medication Adherence Among Youth Living with HIV ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G11 keywords: Youth living with HIV, Antiretroviral therapy, Medication adherence, Multisensory learning, Viral load note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among youth remains low. We piloted an adapted active visualization device that demonstrates how ART works in the body. Youth living with HIV were randomized to: (1) standard care (n = 14) or the (2) adapted active visualization intervention (n = 14) and 71% of the sample (n = 19) were re-assessed on viral load, adherence behaviors, and illness perceptions 2.5 months later. Intervention youth had lower viral loads, reported less difficulty in adhering to ART, and more motivation and control over their HIV than standard care at follow-up. Active visualization may be an acceptable tool to address ART adherence among youth. date: 2020-04 date_type: published publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC official_url: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02721-3 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1718583 doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02721-3 lyricists_name: Jones, Annie Selina Kozlowski lyricists_id: AJONA85 actors_name: Stacey, Thomas actors_id: TSSTA20 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: AIDS and Behavior volume: 24 pagerange: 1207-1211 citation: Christodoulou, J; Abdalian, SE; Jones, ASK; Christodoulou, G; Pentoney, SL; Rotheram-Borus, MJ; (2020) Crystal Clear with Active Visualization: Understanding Medication Adherence Among Youth Living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior , 24 pp. 1207-1211. 10.1007/s10461-019-02721-3 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02721-3>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10086057/3/Jones%20MAT_Pilot_BriefReport_Revision_10_24_2019.pdf