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Table 1 Tabulation of the four higher quality trials

From: Using qualitative synthesis to explore heterogeneity of complex interventions

 

Recommendations (1-21) for interventions drawn from qualitative review on patient's perspectives [20]sub-divided by WHO type of adherence risk factor [21]and if Cochrane review [19]found trialled intervention increased adherence (Y, N)

 

General over arching

(1-3)

Therapy

(4-6)

HIV-1 status

(7, 8)

Patient

(9-14)

Healthcare

(15-18)

Social circumstances (19-21)

 

Trialled interventions

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

 

Berrien 2004

  

X

X

      

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

    

Y

Pradier 2003

 

x

 

X

 

x

X

x

  

X

X

x

x

X

   

X

X

 

Y

Rathburn 2005

   

X

x

     

X

      

x

   

N

Rawlings 2003

   

x

X

          

X

X

    

N

  1. ' X ' = correspondence between the patient recommendation and the content of the intervention, 'x' = the content of the intervention partially corresponded with the recommendation.
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