A Survey of Patients' Perspectives on Outpatient HIV Care in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Responding to patients' needs and preferences is important in the delivery of outpatient care. Recent and systematically collected data reflecting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients' opinions on how their outpatient care should be delivered are lacking. Our aim was to identify aspects of care that people with HIV in outpatient care in The Netherlands consider important and to evaluate the extent to which the received care meets their expectations.

Methods

We measured patient preferences and experiences in a nationwide sample of HIV-infected patients using a modified, previously validated questionnaire (QUOTE-HIV).

Results

The aspects of care that were considered most important were specific expertise of the care provider in HIV medicine,

SUBMITTER: Engelhard EAN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5595778 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature