An adapted algorithm for patient engagement in care for young people living with perinatal HIV in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that engagement in care (EIC) may be worse in young people living with perinatal HIV (YPLPHIV) compared to adults or children living with HIV. We took a published EIC algorithm for adults with HIV, which takes patients' clinical scenarios into account, and adapted it for use in YPLPHIV in England, to measure their EIC.

Methods

The adult algorithm predicts when in the next 6 months the next clinic visit should be scheduled, based on routinely collected clinical indicators at the current visit. We updated the algorithm based on the latest adult guidelines at the time, and modified it for young people in paediatric care using the latest European paediatric guidelines. Paediatric/adolescent HIV consultants from the UK reviewed and adapted the resulti

SUBMITTER: Le Prevost M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10583428 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature