Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review
Abstract Background Despite remarkable achievements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), losses to follow-up (LTFU) might prevent the long-term success of HIV treatment and might delay the achievement of the 90–90-90 objectives. This scoping review is aimed at the description and analysis of the strateg...
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| author | Jorge Palacio-Vieira Juliana Maria Reyes-Urueña Arkaitz Imaz Andreu Bruguera Luis Force Amat Orti Llaveria Josep M. Llibre Ingrid Vilaró Francesc Homar Borràs Vicenç Falcó Melchor Riera Pere Domingo Elisa de Lazzari Josep M. Miró Jordi Casabona PICIS study group |
| author_facet | Jorge Palacio-Vieira Juliana Maria Reyes-Urueña Arkaitz Imaz Andreu Bruguera Luis Force Amat Orti Llaveria Josep M. Llibre Ingrid Vilaró Francesc Homar Borràs Vicenç Falcó Melchor Riera Pere Domingo Elisa de Lazzari Josep M. Miró Jordi Casabona PICIS study group |
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| description | Abstract Background Despite remarkable achievements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), losses to follow-up (LTFU) might prevent the long-term success of HIV treatment and might delay the achievement of the 90–90-90 objectives. This scoping review is aimed at the description and analysis of the strategies used in high-income countries to reengage LTFU in HIV care, their implementation and impact. Methods A scoping review was done following Arksey & O′Malley’s methodological framework and recommendations from Joanna Briggs Institute. Peer reviewed articles were searched for in Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science; and grey literature was searched for in Google and other sources of information. Documents were charted according to the information presented on LTFU, the reengagement procedures used in HIV units in high-income countries, published during the last 15 years. In addition, bibliographies of chosen articles were reviewed for additional articles. Results Twenty-eight documents were finally included, over 80% of them published in the United States later than 2015. Database searches, phone calls and/or mail contacts were the most common strategies used to locate and track LTFU, while motivational interviews and strengths-based techniques were used most often during reengagement visits. Outcomes like tracing activities efficacy, rates of reengagement and viral load reduction were reported as outcome measures. Conclusions This review shows a recent and growing trend in developing and implementing patient reengagement strategies in HIV care. However, most of these strategies have been implemented in the United States and little information is available for other high-income countries. The procedures used to trace and contact LTFU are similar across reviewed studies, but their impact and sustainability are widely different depending on the country studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90f0661768a84ee19c73e6625075c0ea2022-12-21T20:16:47ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-08-0121111110.1186/s12889-021-11613-yStrategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping reviewJorge Palacio-Vieira0Juliana Maria Reyes-Urueña1Arkaitz Imaz2Andreu Bruguera3Luis Force4Amat Orti Llaveria5Josep M. Llibre6Ingrid Vilaró7Francesc Homar Borràs8Vicenç Falcó9Melchor Riera10Pere Domingo11Elisa de Lazzari12Josep M. Miró13Jordi Casabona14PICIS study groupCentre for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT)Centre for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT)HIV and STI Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLCentre for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT)Internal Medicine, Hospital de Mataró-Consorci Sanitari del MaresmeInternal Medicine, Hospital Verge de la Cinta de TortosaInfectious Diseases and “Fight AIDS” Foundation, University Hospital Germans Trias i PujolHospital General de VicHospital Son LlàtzerVall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaHospital Son EspasesHospital de Sant PauHIV/AIDS Unit. Hospital ClinicHIV/AIDS Unit. Hospital ClinicCentre for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT)Abstract Background Despite remarkable achievements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), losses to follow-up (LTFU) might prevent the long-term success of HIV treatment and might delay the achievement of the 90–90-90 objectives. This scoping review is aimed at the description and analysis of the strategies used in high-income countries to reengage LTFU in HIV care, their implementation and impact. Methods A scoping review was done following Arksey & O′Malley’s methodological framework and recommendations from Joanna Briggs Institute. Peer reviewed articles were searched for in Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science; and grey literature was searched for in Google and other sources of information. Documents were charted according to the information presented on LTFU, the reengagement procedures used in HIV units in high-income countries, published during the last 15 years. In addition, bibliographies of chosen articles were reviewed for additional articles. Results Twenty-eight documents were finally included, over 80% of them published in the United States later than 2015. Database searches, phone calls and/or mail contacts were the most common strategies used to locate and track LTFU, while motivational interviews and strengths-based techniques were used most often during reengagement visits. Outcomes like tracing activities efficacy, rates of reengagement and viral load reduction were reported as outcome measures. Conclusions This review shows a recent and growing trend in developing and implementing patient reengagement strategies in HIV care. However, most of these strategies have been implemented in the United States and little information is available for other high-income countries. The procedures used to trace and contact LTFU are similar across reviewed studies, but their impact and sustainability are widely different depending on the country studied.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11613-yCohort studiesHIVLost to follow-upReengagementLinkage |
| spellingShingle | Jorge Palacio-Vieira Juliana Maria Reyes-Urueña Arkaitz Imaz Andreu Bruguera Luis Force Amat Orti Llaveria Josep M. Llibre Ingrid Vilaró Francesc Homar Borràs Vicenç Falcó Melchor Riera Pere Domingo Elisa de Lazzari Josep M. Miró Jordi Casabona PICIS study group Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review BMC Public Health Cohort studies HIV Lost to follow-up Reengagement Linkage |
| title | Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review |
| title_full | Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review |
| title_short | Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review |
| title_sort | strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in hiv care in high income countries a scoping review |
| topic | Cohort studies HIV Lost to follow-up Reengagement Linkage |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11613-y |
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