The collaborative care model for HIV and depression: Patient perspectives and experiences from a safety-net clinic in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Collaborative care models may improve outcomes for both HIV and depression. The model includes routine screening and re-assessment of depressive symptoms as well as care coordination services delivered by an ancillary provider focused on mental health. We sought to explore patient experiences and attitudes about the services received through the collaborative care model, including measurement-based care using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Methods

We conducted 17 qualitative interviews with patients in a collaborative care model implemented at an HIV primary care clinic in a safety-net hospital in the United States. Interviews were analyzed using Framework Analysis.

Results

Our findings illustrate the ways in which the collaborative care model for depr

SUBMITTER: Fuller SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446432 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature