How Do Treatment Priorities Differ Between Patients in HIV Care and Their Providers? A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests priorities differ between patients in HIV care and their providers regarding topics most important to address in care. At five U.S. sites, we asked patients and providers to prioritize 25 potential topic areas to address during routine visits, and invited patients to discuss selection rationale. Patients (n = 206) and providers (n = 17) showed high discordance in rank order priorities (X² (24, 223) = 71.12; p < 0.0001). Patients ranked social domains such as HIV stigma highly; a higher proportion of providers prioritized substance use domains. HIV stigma was a higher priority for patients in care fewer than 6 years (Fisher's exact p = 0.0062), nonwhite patients (Fisher's exact p = 0.0114), and younger patients (Fisher's exact p = 0.0281). Patients' priorities d

SUBMITTER: Fredericksen RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7950312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature