Higher quality communication and relationships are associated with improved patient engagement in HIV care

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-366

  Flickinger, Tabor E ^a   Saha, Somnath ^b   Moore, Richard D ^a   Beach, Mary C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Engagement; HIV AIDS; Patient provider relationship; Retention

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84880212147     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318295b86a     Document Type: Article

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