Clinical management of ageing people living with HIV in Europe: the view of the care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although guidelines for the management of HIV infection include recommendations for aging people living with HIV (PLWH), clinical practice of European HIV care providers may vary.

Method

We performed a study using a 3-phase Delphi methodology by involving a panel of clinicians with expertise in HIV infection clinical management. The main aim of the study was to assess the care provider prospective on how HIV clinical care should be delivered to ageing PLWH. The first phase involved ten clinicians to identify HIV comorbidities of interest. The second and third phases recruited clinicians virtually via a web-based questionnaire that included 137 questions focussed on 11 comorbidities (e.g. cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, etc.).

Results

Results were

SUBMITTER: Boffito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature