A qualitative study examining the benefits and challenges of incorporating patient-reported outcome substance use and mental health questionnaires into clinical practice to improve outcomes on the HIV care continuum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inadequate identification and treatment of substance use (SU) and mental health (MH) disorders hinders retention in HIV care. The objective of this study was to elicit stakeholder input on integration of SU/MH screening using computer-assisted patient-reported outcomes (PROs) into clinical practice.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with HIV-positive patients who self-reported SU/MH symptoms on a computer-assisted PROs (n = 19) and HIV primary care providers (n = 11) recruited from an urban academic HIV clinic. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. We iteratively developed codes and organized key themes using editing style analysis.

Results

Two themes emerged: (1) Honest Disclosure: Some providers felt PROs might improve SU/MH disclo

SUBMITTER: Monroe AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992635 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature