This study aimed to develop a new approach to manage people living with HIV (PLWH), investigating preferences of clinicians and PLWH in order to improve linkage to care of PLWH. A survey was performed with the Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) method to investigate the preferences of two categories, clinicians and PLWH, for attributes of HIV care pathways, therapy and quality of life. Our results suggest that the most important feature of a care pathway was the site of testing for both categories, followed by modality of counselling for clinicians and by pre-exposure prophylaxis for PLWH. Regarding therapy, choices were mostly oriented by modality of administration for both categories, and by CD4 cells increase for clinicians and side effects for PLWH. People living with HIV reported that, out of 13 candidates, the two most important factors related to good long-term quality of life would be reduction of viral transmissibility and good emotional life. A tailored approach could be the key to long-term treatment success, but this approach must necessarily be based on evaluation of the specific complexities of the patient.

Preferences of PLWH and of clinicians for HIV treatment aimed at long-term success / Andreoni, M.; Antinori, A.; Castagna, A.; D'Arminio Monforte, A.; Di Perri, G.; Mastroianni, C.; Mussini, C.; Rizzardini, G.; Tavio, M.; Nozza, S.; Teti, E.; Corbelli, G. M.; Pasqualetti, P.. - In: NEW MICROBIOLOGICA. - ISSN 1121-7138. - 45:4(2022), pp. 308-319.

Preferences of PLWH and of clinicians for HIV treatment aimed at long-term success

Castagna A.;
2022-01-01

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a new approach to manage people living with HIV (PLWH), investigating preferences of clinicians and PLWH in order to improve linkage to care of PLWH. A survey was performed with the Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) method to investigate the preferences of two categories, clinicians and PLWH, for attributes of HIV care pathways, therapy and quality of life. Our results suggest that the most important feature of a care pathway was the site of testing for both categories, followed by modality of counselling for clinicians and by pre-exposure prophylaxis for PLWH. Regarding therapy, choices were mostly oriented by modality of administration for both categories, and by CD4 cells increase for clinicians and side effects for PLWH. People living with HIV reported that, out of 13 candidates, the two most important factors related to good long-term quality of life would be reduction of viral transmissibility and good emotional life. A tailored approach could be the key to long-term treatment success, but this approach must necessarily be based on evaluation of the specific complexities of the patient.
2022
discrete choice experiment
HIV infection
HIV linkage to care
HIV screening
long-term treatment success
quality of life
viral efficacy
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