Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences
Effective patient-provider communication (PPC) promotes patient adherence and retention in long-term care. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented demand for chronic care for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet adherence and retention remain challenging. In high-income countries, resear...
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| author | Emily A. Hurley Steven A. Harvey Mariam Keita Caitlin E. Kennedy Debra Roter Sounkalo Dao Seydou Doumbia Peter J. Winch |
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| description | Effective patient-provider communication (PPC) promotes patient adherence and retention in long-term care. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented demand for chronic care for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet adherence and retention remain challenging. In high-income countries, research describing patient preferences for different PPC styles has guided interventions to improve PPC and patient outcomes. However, research on PPC preferences in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. We sought to define PPC dimensions relevant to ART programs in Bamako, Mali through recordings of clinical interactions, in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions with 69 patients and 17 providers. To assess preferences toward contrasting PPC styles within dimensions, we conducted a vignette-based survey with 141 patients across five ART facilities. Qualitative analysis revealed two PPC dimensions similar to those described in the literature on patient-centered communication (level of psychosocial regard, balance of power), and one unique dimension that emerged from the data (guiding patient behavior: easy/tough/sharp). Significantly more survey participants chose the vignette demonstrating high psychosocial regard (52.2%) compared to a biomedical style (22.5%) (p<0.001). Within balance of power, a statistically similar proportion of participants chose the vignette demonstrating shared power (40.2%) compared to a provider-dominated style (35.8%). In guiding patient behavior, a similar proportion of participants preferred the vignette depicting the “easy” (38.4%) and/or “tough” style (40.6%), but significantly fewer preferred the “sharp” style (14.5%) (p<0.001). Highly educated participants chose biomedical and shared power styles more frequently, while less educated participants more frequently indicated “no preference”. Working to understand, develop, and tailor PPC styles to patients in chronic care may help support patient retention and ultimately, clinical outcomes. Emphasis on developing skills in psychosocial regard and on adapting styles of power balance and behavioral guidance to individual patients is likely to yield positive results and should be considered a high priority for ART providers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-935c854bc9164287966423431d9a47c52022-12-22T02:55:42ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732017-12-013C53954810.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.012Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferencesEmily A. Hurley0Steven A. Harvey1Mariam Keita2Caitlin E. Kennedy3Debra Roter4Sounkalo Dao5Seydou Doumbia6Peter J. Winch7Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAFaculté de Medecine et d’OdontoStomatologie, L’Université des Sciences, des Technologies et des Techniques de Bamako, Bamako, MaliDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAFaculté de Medecine et d’OdontoStomatologie, L’Université des Sciences, des Technologies et des Techniques de Bamako, Bamako, MaliFaculté de Medecine et d’OdontoStomatologie, L’Université des Sciences, des Technologies et des Techniques de Bamako, Bamako, MaliDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAEffective patient-provider communication (PPC) promotes patient adherence and retention in long-term care. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented demand for chronic care for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet adherence and retention remain challenging. In high-income countries, research describing patient preferences for different PPC styles has guided interventions to improve PPC and patient outcomes. However, research on PPC preferences in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. We sought to define PPC dimensions relevant to ART programs in Bamako, Mali through recordings of clinical interactions, in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions with 69 patients and 17 providers. To assess preferences toward contrasting PPC styles within dimensions, we conducted a vignette-based survey with 141 patients across five ART facilities. Qualitative analysis revealed two PPC dimensions similar to those described in the literature on patient-centered communication (level of psychosocial regard, balance of power), and one unique dimension that emerged from the data (guiding patient behavior: easy/tough/sharp). Significantly more survey participants chose the vignette demonstrating high psychosocial regard (52.2%) compared to a biomedical style (22.5%) (p<0.001). Within balance of power, a statistically similar proportion of participants chose the vignette demonstrating shared power (40.2%) compared to a provider-dominated style (35.8%). In guiding patient behavior, a similar proportion of participants preferred the vignette depicting the “easy” (38.4%) and/or “tough” style (40.6%), but significantly fewer preferred the “sharp” style (14.5%) (p<0.001). Highly educated participants chose biomedical and shared power styles more frequently, while less educated participants more frequently indicated “no preference”. Working to understand, develop, and tailor PPC styles to patients in chronic care may help support patient retention and ultimately, clinical outcomes. Emphasis on developing skills in psychosocial regard and on adapting styles of power balance and behavioral guidance to individual patients is likely to yield positive results and should be considered a high priority for ART providers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827317300411Sub-Saharan AfricaMaliPatient-provider communicationPatient-centerednessPatient engagementAntiretroviral therapyHIVVignette survey |
| spellingShingle | Emily A. Hurley Steven A. Harvey Mariam Keita Caitlin E. Kennedy Debra Roter Sounkalo Dao Seydou Doumbia Peter J. Winch Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences SSM: Population Health Sub-Saharan Africa Mali Patient-provider communication Patient-centeredness Patient engagement Antiretroviral therapy HIV Vignette survey |
| title | Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| title_full | Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| title_fullStr | Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| title_short | Patient-provider communication styles in HIV treatment programs in Bamako, Mali: A mixed-methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| title_sort | patient provider communication styles in hiv treatment programs in bamako mali a mixed methods study to define dimensions and measure patient preferences |
| topic | Sub-Saharan Africa Mali Patient-provider communication Patient-centeredness Patient engagement Antiretroviral therapy HIV Vignette survey |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827317300411 |
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