Research

Targeting PM to Improve HIV Adherence In Adolescents at Risk for Substance Abuse

Agency: NIH/NIDA/Wayne State University

Agency Award Number: R01DA034497

Medication adherence rates among youth living with HIV are inadequate to effectively manage the disease, and novel interventions grounded in basic behavioral sciences are needed. Emerging evidence suggests that prospective memory (PM) could represent an important piece of the puzzle. PM is defined as the neurocognitive capacity to successfully form, maintain, and execute an intention at a particular point in the future in response to a specific cue. In response to PA-11-063, this proposal plans to translate basic cognitive neuroscience regarding PM into a more potent adherence intervention for YLH, a population at high risk for poor cognitive function, substance abuse, and poor adherence.