Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health and substance use disorders disproportionately affect people with HIV (PWH), and may have been exacerbated during COVID-19. The Promoting Access to Care Engagement (PACE) trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of electronic screening for mental health and substance use in HIV primary care and enrolled PWH from October 2018 to July 2020. Our objective here was to compare screening rates and results for PWH before (October 2018 - February 2020) and early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March-July 2020).

Methods

Adult (≥ 18 years) PWH from 3 large HIV primary care clinics in a US-based integrated healthcare system were offered electronic screening online or via in-clinic tablet computer every 6 months. Screening completion and results (for depression,

SUBMITTER: Lea AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature