Self-reported adherence is more predictive of virological treatment response among patients with a lower tendency towards socially desirable responding

Abstract

Stratifying patients according to their socially desirable response set improved the prediction of virological treatment response by self-reported adherence. This finding emphasizes the importance of discussing medication adherence with patients in a non-threatening and non-judgemental way that normalizes non-adherence in order to reduce socially desirable responding.