Adherence to antiretroviral treatment in adults with HIV: knowledge translation in website creation.
Marcelo Ribeiro Primeira, Aiodelle Dos Santos Machado, Tassiane Ferreira Langendorf and 3 others
PMID 40834130WHAT IT FOUND
A website to help adults with HIV stick to their medication was built from evidence on self-efficacy, social support and quality of life.
Twenty experts judged the text and images relevant and clear. The site itself has not yet been tested with patients.
Key findings
01The website content was structured around three themes: self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life.
02Twenty experts validated the content, with agreement scores for relevance, clarity and pertinence all exceeding the 0.78 threshold considered acceptable.
03People living with HIV were not involved in creating the content at this stage.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The study did not involve any patients or people living with HIV in the content creation or validation process. The website has not been tested for usability or effectiveness in real-world clinical settings. The expert panel was relatively small (n=20) and geographically concentrated, with 55.6% working in one Brazilian state. The validation measured perceived relevance and clarity, not whether the content actually improves adherence.
Declared interests
The study was supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) in Brazil. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this website improves medication adherence. The paper only shows that experts thought the content was clear and relevant. No patients have used it yet, and no outcomes have been measured.