Challenges facing providers caring for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-66

  Lekas, Helen Maria ^a   Siegel, Karolynn ^a   Leider, Jason ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b North Bronx Healthcare Network   (United States)

Author keywords

health care; health care professionals; hepatitis C; HIV AIDS; marginalized populations

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COINFECTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 83455162230     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311418248     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Adeyemi O. M., Jensen D., Attar B., Ghaoui R., Gallagher M., Wolen D., Cotler S. J.. Hepatitis C treatment eligibility in an urban population with and without HIV coinfection. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2004 ; 18: 239-245 (Pubitemid 38552655)
2. Balint E.. The possibilities of patient-centered medicine. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 1969 ; 17: 269-276
3. Bova C., Ogawa L. F., Sullivan-Bolyai S.. Hepatitis C treatment experiences and decision making among patients living with HIV infection. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2010 ; 21: 63-74
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2004). Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 53(No. RR-15), 51-53. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5315a1.htm
5. Clanon K. A., Mueller J. J., Harank M.. Integrating treatment for hepatitis C virus infection into an HIV clinic. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 ; 40: S362 - S366
6. Corcoran C. P.. Neuropsychiatric changes in HIV/hepatitis C coinfected patients undergoing interferon therapy. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2003 ; 14: 80S - 86S (Pubitemid 38552989)
7. Dore G. J., Thomas D. L.. Management and treatment of injection drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection. Seminars in Liver Disease. 2005 ; 25: 18-32 (Pubitemid 40322348)
8. Fleming C. A., Tumilty S., Murray J. E., Nunes D.. Challenges in the treatment of patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus: Need for team care. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 ; 40: S349 - S354
9. Fuller B. E., Loftis J. M., Rodriguez V. L., McQuesten M. J., Hauser P.. Psychiatric and substance use disorders comorbidities in veterans with hepatitis C virus and HIV coinfection. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 2009 ; 22: 401-408
10. Fultz S. L., Justice A. C., Butt A. A., Rabeneck L., Weissman S., Rodriguez-Barradas M.. Testing, referral, and treatment patterns for hepatitis C virus coinfection in a cohort of veterans with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2003 ; 36: 1039-1046 (Pubitemid 36513290)
11. Grebely J., Genoway K. A., Raffa J. D., Dhadwal G., Rajan T., Showler G., Fischer B.. Barriers associated with the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among illicit drug users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2008 ; 93: 141-147 (Pubitemid 350245718)
12. Keirns C. C., Dorr Goold S.. Patient-centered care and preference-sensitive decision making. JAMA. 2009 ; 302: 1805-1806
13. Laine C., Davidoff F.. Patient-centered medicine: A professional evolution. JAMA. 1996 ; 275: 152-156 (Pubitemid 26021686)
14. Marcellin F., Preau M., Dellamonica P., Ravaux I., Kurkdji P., Protopoescu C., Spire B.. Adding HCV treatment to HIV treatment in HIV-HCV coinfected patients: The impact on the different dimensions of fatigue and self-reported side effects. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2007 ; 34: 413-421 (Pubitemid 47454702)
15. Mead N., Bower P.. Patient-centredness: A conceptual framework and review of the empirical literature. Social Science and Medicine. 2000 ; 51: 1087-1110 (Pubitemid 30336443)
16. Mehta S. H., Genberg B. L., Astemborski J., Kavasery R., Kirk G. D., Vlahov D., Thomas D. L.. Limited uptake of hepatitis C treatment among injection drug users. Journal of Community Health. 2008 ; 33: 126-133
17. Mehta S. H., Thomas D. L., Sulkowski M. S., Safaein M., Vlahov D., Strathdee S. A.. A framework for understanding factors that affect access and utilization of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among HCV-mono-infected and HIV/HCV-co-infected injection drug users. AIDS. 2005 ; 19 (Suppl. 3). S179 - S189
18. Morse J. M.. The PI as participant. Qualitative Health Research. 2009 ; 19: 1655
19. Muhr T. ATLAS.ti: The knowledge workbench short user's manual. Berlin: Scientific Software Development ; 1997:
20. Nunes D., Saitz R., Libman H., Cheng D. M., Vidaver J., Samet J. H.. Barriers to treatment of hepatitis C in HIV/HCV-coinfected adults with alcohol problems. Alcohol Clinical Experimental Research. 2006 ; 30: 1520-1526 (Pubitemid 44272741)
21. Silberbogen A. K., Ulloa E. W., Janke E. A., Mori D. L.. Psychosocial issues and mental health treatment recommendations for patients with hepatitis C. Psychosomatics. 2009 ; 50: 114-122
22. Soriano V., Puoti M., Sulkowski M., Cargnel A., Benhamou Y., Peters M., Rockstroh J.. Care of patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus: 2007 updated recommendations from the HCV-HIV international panel. AIDS. 2007 ; 21: 1073-1089 (Pubitemid 46763278)
23. Stewart M., Brown J. B., Weston W., W., McWhinney I. R., McWilliam C. L., Freeman T. R. Patient-centered medicine: Transforming the clinical method. 2003 ). Patient-centered medicine: Transforming the clinical method (2nd ed.). Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Medical Press. Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Medical Press ; 2003:
24. Strader D. B., Wright T., Thomas D. L., Seeff L. B.. Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C. Hepatology. 2004 ; 39: 1147-1171 (Pubitemid 38428955)
25. Sulkowski M.. Treatment of hepatitis C in HIV-infected persons: A work in progress. Journal of Hepatology. 2008a ; 48: 5-7 (Pubitemid 350192000)
26. Sulkowski M. S.. Viral hepatitis and HIV coinfection. Journal of Hepatology. 2008b ; 48: 353-367
27. Thompson V. V., Ragland K. E., Hall C. S., Morgan M., Bangsberg D. R.. Provider assessment of eligibility for hepatitis C treatment in HIV-infected homeless and marginally housed persons. AIDS. 2005 ; 19 (Suppl. 3). S208 - S214
28. Wagner G., Ryan G., Osilla K. C., Bhatti L., Goetz M., Witt M.. Treat early or wait and monitor? A qualitative analysis of provider hepatitis C virus treatment decision-making in the context of HIV coinfection. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2009 ; 21: 715-725
29. Wagner G. J., Ryan G. W.. Hepatitis C virus treatment decision-making in the context of HIV co-infection: The role of medical, behavioral and mental health factors in assessing treatment readiness. AIDS. 2005 ; 19 (Suppl. 3). S190 - S198
30. Weiss J. J., Gorman J. M.. Psychiatric behavioral aspects of comanagement of hepatitis C virus and HIV. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2006 ; 3: 176-181 (Pubitemid 44657376)
31. Weiss J. J., Morgello S.. Psychiatric management of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients beginning treatment for hepatitis C virus infection: Survey of provider practices. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2009 ; 3: 531-537