Recommendations for integrating physiotherapy into an interprofessional outpatient care setting for people living with HIV: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify factors to consider when integrating physiotherapy (PT) into an interprofessional outpatient HIV care setting from the perspective of healthcare professionals and adults living with HIV.

Design

We conducted a qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews (healthcare professionals) and focus groups (adults living with HIV). We asked participants their perspectives on barriers, facilitators and strategies to accessing and participating in outpatient PT, important characteristics physiotherapists should possess working in outpatient HIV care, content and structure of PT delivery, and programme evaluation.

Recruitment and setting

We purposively sampled healthcare professionals based on their experiences working in interprofessional

SUBMITTER: deBoer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538079 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature