Direct and Indirect Effects of a Project ECHO Longitudinal Clinical Tele-Mentoring Program on Viral Suppression for Persons With HIV: A Population-Based Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Project Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) aims to connect community providers to academic specialists, deliver longitudinal clinical mentorship and case consultations, plus encourage dissemination of knowledge and resources. The impact on outcomes for persons with HIV (PWH) is uncertain.

Setting

PWH in Washington and Oregon outside of the Seattle and Portland metro areas, January 2011 to March 2018.

Methods

Using viral load (VL) surveillance data, we assessed difference in the percentage of PWH who were virally suppressed among PWH whose providers participated versus did not participate in Project ECHO. Analyses included multiple mixed-effects regression models, adjusting for time and for patient, provider, and clinic characteristics.

Result

SUBMITTER: Wood BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9283242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature