Expanding access to substance use services and mental health care for people with HIV in Alabama, a technology readiness assessment using a mixed methods approach.
Ellen F EatonKaylee BurganGreer McCollumSera LevyJames WilligMichael J MugaveroSushanth ReddyEric WallaceTom CregerStefan BaralSusanne FoggerKaren CropseyPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
This study of PWH and the clinics that serve them reveals opportunities to expand SUD and MH services in rural regions using technology. Areas for improvement include implementing routine SUD screening, expanding telehealth while maintaining opportunities for in-person interaction, and using standardized ePROs that are completed by patients, in order to minimize stigma and bias.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- mental health
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- ejection fraction
- antiretroviral therapy
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv positive
- prognostic factors
- mental illness
- clinical trial
- quality improvement
- social support
- clinical practice
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol