Patient Commitment Preferences for Medication Adherence
Conditions
Keywords
HIV, AIDS, Medication Adherence, Commitment Devices, Behavioral Economics
Brief summary
In anticipation of a pilot study incorporating behavioral economics into the treatment of infectious diseases, we will conduct a survey with HIV/AIDS patients at the Ponce Clinic (Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA).
Detailed description
We are planning a study to improve health outcomes among patients with HIV/AIDS using insights from behavioral economics and financial incentives. We will conduct a survey with HIV/AIDS patients at Ponce Clinic (Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA). The patients will be low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and possessing varying degrees of medication adherence. We want to better understand how this particular population would react to commitment devices designed to increase medication adherence. We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a Take-Medication-Get-Paid plan; less commitment, in the form of an Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey to Understand Medication Adherence among HIV Patients
We want to better understand how this particular population would react to commitment devices designed to increase medication adherence. We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a Take-Medication-Get-Paid plan; less commitment, in the form of an Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.
Sponsors
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a Take-Medication-Get-Paid plan; less commitment, in the form of an Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment. The study also included 70 individuals in a passive control (PC) arm, who did not receive financial incentives. Individuals in the PC arm were not enrolled in the randomized trial but met basic study eligibility criteria during the same time period.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\* HIV/AIDS patients currently receiving treatment at the Ponce Clinic at the Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital (Emory University School of Medicine).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment Preferences for Increasing Medication Adherence | Up to 4 months | We will measure whether participants prefer more commitment, in the form of a Take-Medication-Get-Paid plan; less commitment, in the form of an Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medication Adherence and Commitment Preference | Up to 4 months | We will measure how subjects' medication adherence affects their stated commitment preferences. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed