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FREE ONLINE ADHERENCE TOOL I it h cinatl~in to Ihe pamlifestyle ad i!ll 1 1 6D (S The is aletel n a ersag Inelrbat aa i The Wheel is a completely new, easy to use, interactive web programme. It shows how well or badly any antiHI obnto ol it into everyday life. It provides each patient with their own personalised: Schedule showing the best times to take medication Factsheet about the drug combination Diary sheet to monitor adherence List of questions about the combination to discuss with their health care worker Guide to making pill taking easier CO) LC) LLO www.aidsman.com is the direct route to information on HIV & AIDS, from NAM and the British HIV Association i. A study of adherence in 133 Californians commencing HAART found that the two factors most significantly associated with better adherence (> 90%) were: * self confidence in ability to take medication as prescribed (OR 5.3) * perceived fit of regimen with daily activities (OR 9.0) Perceived fit of the regimen was also independently associated with lower plasma HIV RNA (p<0.02) Gifford AL, Bormann J E, Shively MJ et al. Predictors of se/f-reported adherence and plasma HIV concentrations in patients on multidrug antiretroviral regimens. JAI DS 23: 286-395, 2000