Family medicine-directed hepatitis C care and barriers to treatment: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are effective, but many patients remain untreated and treatment is not yet routine in primary care. We evaluated the characteristics of patients who engaged in HCV treatment, and clinician perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to treatment.

Methods

Our mixed-method, parallel-design study was conducted at a multisite primary care centre in downtown Toronto. In a retrospective chart review, we searched records from 2011 to 2017 to collect quantitative data, including HCV infection status and HCV treatment status. To contextualize the data, we conducted in-depth interviews with select physicians between Aug. 1 and Nov. 1, 2017, and analyzed the transcripts using content analysis.

Results

SUBMITTER: von Aesch Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034373 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature