Management and treatment of HIV: are primary care clinicians prepared for their new role?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current literature suggests the number of HIV clinicians in the United States is diminishing. There are 294,834 primary care providers (PCP) in the United States, and, of these, 3101 provide care to HIV-positive patients. More PCPs to treat and manage HIV patients may be the solution to alleviate the HIV provider shortage. However, PCPs also face challenges, including workforce shortages. We surveyed PCPs to determine perceived barriers, beliefs, and attitudes about their readiness to manage and treat HIV patients.

Methods

Following a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional survey design, currently practicing clinicians in primary care (physicians, residents, physician assistants, family nurse practitioners) were emailed a link to the study survey. Three hundre

SUBMITTER: Wijesinghe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330969 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature