Assessing the Quality of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care in nursing homes (NHs) has never been measured.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

NHs.

Participants

A total of 203 NHs and 1375 persons living with HIV.

Measurements

Medicare claims from 2011 to 2013 were linked to assessments of resident health, prescription dispensing data, and national reports of NH characteristics. Five nationally validated HIV care quality measures (prescription of antiretroviral therapy; CD4/viral load monitoring; frequency of medical visits; gaps in medical visits; and Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis) were adapted and applied to NHs. Logistic regression predicted compliance by organizational factors. Random intercept logistic regression predicted if persons liv

SUBMITTER: Olivieri-Mui B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8111571 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature