Living with HIV but without medical care: Barriers to engagement

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 426-434

  Tobias, Carol R ^a   Cunningham, William ^b   Cabral, Howard D ^a   Cunningham, Chinazo O ^c   Eldred, Lois ^d   Naar King, Sylvie ^e   Bradford, Judith ^f   Sohler, Nancy L ^g   Wong, Mitchell D ^b   Drainoni, Mari Lynn ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34249014249     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.0138     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Berg MB, Safren SA, Mimiaga MJ, Grasso C, Boswell S, Mayer KH. Nonadherence to medical appointments is associated with increased plasma HIV RNA and decreased CD4 cell counts in a community-based HIV primary care clinic. AIDS Care Oct 2005;17:902-907.
2. Maher K, Klimas N, Fletcher MA, et al. Disease progression, adherence, and response to protease inhibitor therapy for HIV infection in an Urban Veterans Affairs Medical Center. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1999;22:358-363.
3. Glynn MPR. Estimated HIV prevalence in the United States at the end of 2003. Paper presented at: National HIV Prevention Conference. Atlanta, GA: 2005.
4. Fleming PL, Byers RH, Sweeney PA, Daniels D, Karon JM, Janssen RS. HIV Prevalence in the United States, 2000. Paper presented at: 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Seattle, WA: February 24-28, 2002.
5. Shapiro MF, Morton SC, McCaffrey DF, et al. Variations in the care of HIV-infected adults in the United States: Results from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study. JAMA 1999;281:2305-2315.
6. Conviser R, Pounds MB. The role of ancillary services in client-centred systems of care. AIDS Care 2002;14(Suppl 1):S119-131.
7. Giordano TP, White AC Jr, Sajja P, et al. Factors associated with the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients newly entering care in an urban clinic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003;32:399-405.
8. Health Resources and Services Administration. FY 2001 Program Guidance: New Competitive Initiative for Targeted HIV Outreach and Intervention Model Development and Evaluation for Underserved HIV-Positive Populations Not in Care. Rockville, MD: 2001.
9. Knowlton AR, Hoover DR, Chung SE, Celentano DD, Vlahov D, Latkin CA. Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS. Drug Alcohol Depend 2001;64:55-62.
10. Cunningham WE, Andersen RM, Katz MH, et al. The impact of competing subsistence needs and barriers on access to medical care for persons with human immunodeficiency virus receiving care in the United States. Med Care 1999;37:1270-1281.
11. Leonhard C, Mulvey K, Gastfriend DR, Shwartz M. The Addiction Severity Index: A field study of internal consistency and validity. J Subst Abuse Treat 2000;18:129-135.
12. Health Care Cost and Utilization Survey Patient Baseline Questionnaire: Rand Corporation; 1995.
13. Gandek B, Ware JE, Aaronson NK, et al. Cross-validation of item selection and scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in nine countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998;51:1171-1178.
14. Finnegan JR Jr, Meischke H, Zapka JG, et al. Patient delay in seeking care for heart attack symptoms: Findings from focus groups conducted in five U.S. regions. Prev Med 2000;31:205-213.
15. Kressin NR, Clark JA, Whittle J, et al. Racial differences in health-related beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of VA cardiac patients: Scale development and application. Med Care 2002;40(1 Suppl):I72-85.
16. Altice FL, Mostashari F, Friedland GH. Trust and the acceptance of and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2001;28:47-58.
17. Hsiao AF, Wong MD, Kanouse DE, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine use and substitution for conventional therapy by HIV-infected patients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003;33:157-165.
18. Freimuth VS, Quinn SC, Thomas SB, Cole G, Zook E, Duncan T. African Americans' views on research and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Soc Sci Med 2001;52:797-808.
19. Flores G. Culture and the patient-physician relationship: Achieving cultural competency in health care. J Pediatr 2000;136:14-23.
20. Roberts KJ. Barriers to and facilitators of HIV-positive patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment regimens. AIDS Patient Care STDs 2000;14:155-168.
21. Cunningham CO, Sohler NL, Berg KM, Shapiro S, Heller D. Type of substance use and access to HIV-related health care. AIDS Patient Care STDs 2006;20:399-407.
22. Mancl LA, DeRouen TA. A covariance estimator for GEE with improved small-sample properties. Biometrics 2001;57:126-134.
23. Messeri PA, Abramson DM, Aidala AA, Lee F, Lee G. The impact of ancillary HIV services on engagement in medical care in New York City. AIDS Care 2002;14(Suppl 1):S15-29.
24. Ashman JJ, Conviser R, Pounds MB. Associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and medical care receipt and retention. AIDS Care 2002;14(Suppl 1)S109-118.
25. Sherer R, Stieglitz K, Narra J, et al. HIV multidisciplinary teams work: Support services improve access to and retention in HIV primary care. AIDS Care 2002;14(Suppl 1):S31-44.
26. Lo W, MacGovern T, Bradford J. Association of ancillary services with primary care utilization and retention for patients with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care 2002;14(Suppl 1):S45-57.
27. Lucas GM, Cheever LW, Chaisson RE, Moore RD. Detrimental effects of continued illicit drug use on the treatment of HIV-1 infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2001;27:251-259.
28. Gardner LI, Metsch LR, Anderson-Mahoney P, et al. Efficacy of a brief case management intervention to link recently diagnosed HIV-infected persons to care. AIDS 2005;19:423-431.
29. Uphold CR, Mkanta WN. Review: use of health care services among persons living with HIV infection: State of the science and future directions. AIDS Patient Care STDs 2005;19:473-485.
30. Bogart LM, Thorburn S. Are HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs a barrier to HIV prevention among African Americans? J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005;38:213-218.
31. Meredith KL, Jeffe DB, Mundy LM, Fraser VJ. Sources influencing patients in their HIV medication decisions. Health Educ Behav 2001;28:40-50.
32. Butcher RO, Hood RG, Jordan WC. Optimizing treatment for African Americans and Latinos with HIV/AIDS. J Natl Med Assoc 2005;97:1093-1100.
33. Thiede M. Information and access to health care: Is there a role for trust? Soc Sci Med 2005;61:1452-1462.
34. Goicoechea-Balbona A. Children with HIV/AIDS and their families: A successful social work intervention based on the culturally specific health care model. Health Soc Work 1998;23:61-69.
35. Mkanta WN, Uphold CR. Theoretical and methodological issues in conducting research related to health care utilization among individuals with HIV infection. AIDS Patient Care STDs 2006;20:293-303.
36. Cunningham WE, Rana HM, Shapiro MF, Hays RD. Reliability and validity of self-report CD4 counts-in persons hospitalized with HIV disease. J Clin Epidemiol 1997;50:829-835.
37. Kalichman SC, Rompa D, Cage M. Reliability and validity of self-reported CD4 lymphocyte count and viral load test results in people living with HIV/AIDS. Int J STD AIDS 2000;11:579-585.
38. Weissman JS, Levin K, Chasan-Taber S, Massagli MP, Seage GR, 3rd, Scampini L. The validity of self-reported health-care utilization by AIDS patients. AIDS 1996;10:775-783.