Digital depression screening in HIV primary care in South Africa: mood in retroviral + application monitoring [MIR + IAM].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrating mental health care into HIV services is critical to addressing the high unmet treatment needs for people living with HIV and comorbid major depressive disorder. Introducing routine mental health screening at the primary health care level is a much needed diagonal approach to enhancing HIV care. In low-resource settings with a shortage of mental health care providers, eMental Health may provide a novel opportunity to attenuate this treatment gap and strengthen the health system.

Objective

To conduct formative health systems research on the implementation of routine depression screening using a digital tool - Mood in Retroviral Positive Individuals Application Monitoring (MIR  +  IAM) - in an HIV primary care setting in South Africa.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Passchier RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6401371 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature