Medical stakeholder perspectives on implementing a computerized battery to identify neurocognitive impairments among youth in Botswana.

ABSTRACT: HIV infection and in utero exposure, common in Sub-Saharan Africa, are associated with pediatric neurocognitive impairment. Cognitive screening can identify impairments, but it is rarely used in this setting. The Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (PennCNB), an evidence-based cognitive screening tool, was adapted for use in Botswana. To facilitate future implementation, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted to elicit key stakeholders' perspectives on factors likely to be related to successful uptake of the PennCNB in clinical settings. An integrated analytic approach combining constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and modified grounded theory was used. Results underscore the need for cognitive screening in Botswana and the acceptability

SUBMITTER: Van Pelt AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013727 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature