Retaining HIV-Infected Patients in Care: Where Are We? Where Do We Go from Here?
Retaining HIV-Infected Patients in Care: Where Are We? Where Do We Go from Here?
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DOI：
10.1086/649933
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Agins, Bruce D.
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作者：
Horstmann, Elizabeth;Brown, Jillian;Agins, Bruce D.
已证明，定期让感染人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）的病人接受医疗护理与积极的健康结果有关。这篇文章检查了现有的文献和研究的保留和参与照顾艾滋病毒感染的病人。我们确定了让患者参与护理的问题程度，并分析了哪些患者可能会失去随访。回顾不同的方法来衡量病人保留考虑，以及一些初步的数据，建议成功的方法，以重新参与病人的护理。需要确保感染艾滋病毒的患者继续得到护理，这是一个紧迫的公共卫生问题，它影响到多个人群。需要进一步的研究和信息交流，以使患者持续得到护理，并确保向所有患者提供定期、高质量的护理，以实现患者和人群健康的预期结果。
Retaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in medical care at regular intervals has been shown to be linked to positive health outcomes. This article examines the available literature and research on retention and engagement in care of HIV-infected patients. We identify the extent of the problem of keeping patients engaged in care, as well as analyze which groups of patients are likely to be lost to follow-up. A review of different ways to measure patient retention is considered, as well as some preliminary data that suggest successful ways to re-engage patients in care. The need to ensure that HIV-infected patients are retained in care is a pressing public health issue and one that affects multiple populations. Further research and exchange of information are needed to keep patients in continuous care and to ensure that all patients are provided with regular, high-quality care that achieves both desired patient and population health outcomes.