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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: Res Nurs Health. 2007 Feb;30(1):99–111. doi: 10.1002/nur.20176

Table 3.

IllustrationofIntensityEffectSizes(ESs)of(A)FindingswithFrequencyEffectSizes >25%(n = 12) and (B) All Findings (n = 63)

Intensity ESs (%)
Report A B Formatted Findings With Frequency Effect Sizes
Abel 50 16 Favoring adherence
 Belief in effectiveness, advantages, and lack of harm of ARVs (Abel, Erlen, Fourney, Garcia-Teague, Misener, Richter, Schrimshaw, Siegel & Lekas; 39%)
 Supportive, trustworthy, accessible, or demonstrably caring MD/provider (Abel, Misener, Powell-Cope, Sankar, Siegel & Lekas; 26%)
 Having less complex regimen, or one that allows integration into routine schedule (Abel, Gant, Powell-Cope, Richter; 21%)
 Receiving understandable educational materials (Abel, Fourney; 11%)
 Access to care and to providers to answer questions (Abel, Sankar; 11%)
 Having aids and prompts (Abel, Powell-Cope; 11%)
Favoring Non-adherence
 Side effects of ARV (Abel, Erlen, Fourney, Gant, Garcia-Teague, Jones, Mellins, Misener, Powell-Cope, Richter, Roberts, 2000, 2003, Schrimshaw, Siegel & Gorey, Siegel & Lekas, Wilson, S. Wood; 89%)
 Not wanting others to notice or know HIV status (Abel, Durante, Erlen, Garcia-Teague, Jones, Powell-Cope, Roberts, 2000, 2003, Sankar, Wilson, S. Wood; 58%)
 Having ARV regimen that is difficult to execute in routine daily schedule (e.g., forget, asleep; Abel, Durante, Erlen, Fourney, Gant, Garcia-Teague, Jones, Powell-Cope, Roberts, 2000, Wilson, S. Wood; 58%)
 Denial of, ambivalence about, HIV; negative Emotions/emotional trauma associated with chronicity and uncertainty of HIV (Abel, Durante, Fourney, Garcia-Teague, Jones, Powell-Cope, Sankar, S. Wood; 37%)