Patient-Identified Markers of Quality Care: Improving HIV Service Delivery for Older African Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 50% of new AIDS/HIV diagnoses are older adults and disproportionately African American people. Longstanding health inequities, driven by the enduring nature of systemic racism, pose challenges to obtaining optimal HIV services. Patient experiences and identities shape the health care experience, yet patient voices are often minimized, including their assessment of quality HIV care. Understanding these markers of care, including facilitators of and barriers to care and engagement, may help enhance the patient voice, potentially improving service delivery and eradicating HIV healthcare disparities.

Method

Using a convergent mixed method design, our study identifies patient-identified markers of quality care among older African Americans (N = 35). Measurements o

SUBMITTER: Mitchell BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8781691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature