Feasibility and acceptability of a psychosocial and adherence electronic patient reported outcomes (PROs) system at an HIV care center in southern India.

ABSTRACT: Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs), which consist of questionnaires administered directly to patients via handheld device or computer, allow for the routine and systematic capture of sensitive domains as well as longitudinal data on functional status, symptom severity, and physical and psychological well-being. There have been few examples of PROs in HIV care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and none in India. We conducted a study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of PROs at the Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. We adapted an adherence and psychosocial questionnaire into an electronic PRO format and administered it to a convenience sample of 50 participants. Almost all participants indicated that the PRO questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Sinha N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078027 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature