General Practitioners as partners for a shared management of chronic HIV infection: An insight into the perspectives of Italian People Living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Is it possible to achieve a collaboration between Infectious Diseases (ID) Specialists and General Practitioners (GPs) in the management of chronic HIV infection? A cross sectional survey was conducted among People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) attending the outpatient services of four Italian Infectious Diseases Centers to understand to which extent patients trust their GPs and involve them in the management of their chronic condition. Information about level of communication with GPs, subjective perception of the disease, and presence of co-medications were collected and matched with socio-demographic data using χ2statistics. A p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. From December 2019 to February 2020, 672 patients completed the survey, 59% males and 56% >50 years. Overall, 508 pati

SUBMITTER: Bruno SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8270424 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature