Approaches to Promoting Linkage to and Retention in HIV Care in the United States: a Scoping Review.
José Arturo BauermeisterStephen BonettA Lina RosengrenSeul Ki ChoiDovie WatsonPublished in: Current HIV/AIDS reports (2021)
We identified 12 trials evaluating linkage to and retention in care outcomes in the United States. Most trials did not adhere to standardized definitions or metrics for linkage to or retention in HIV care, hindering comparisons between studies. Four interventions indicated improvements on linkage to or retention in HIV care at follow-up, relying on behavioral incentives and/or case management as key intervention strategies. We recommend the adoption standardize metrics across linkage and retention trials, and the future use of implementation science frameworks to identify implementation facilitators and barriers, and evaluate key strategies associated with improvements in linkage to and retention in care.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- genome wide
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- men who have sex with men
- primary care
- randomized controlled trial
- palliative care
- public health
- type diabetes
- dna methylation
- physical activity
- high density
- electronic health record
- current status
- insulin resistance
- chronic pain
- smoking cessation
- affordable care act