Cochrane · systematic review · CD013080
Accuracy of measures for antiretroviral adherence in people living with HIV
Smith, R, Villanueva, G, Probyn, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table 1: all index tests
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Index test: self‐report All participants ≥ 95% adherence threshold Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 25 studies · 9211 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Index test: VAS All participants ≥ 95% adherence threshold Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 4235 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Index test: tablet counts All participants ≥ 95% adherence threshold Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 3466 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Index test: pharmacy records or secondary database All participants ≥95% adherence threshold Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 2254 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Index test: electronic monitoring All participants ≥ 95% adherence threshold Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 186 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Index test: composite measure All participants Different thresholds* Any viral load threshold | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 1513 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |