在澳大利亚和美国,关于不可检测=不可传播和艾滋病毒传播风险的非最佳患者-提供者沟通
Sarah K Calabrese1,2,3, Martin Holt4, David A Kalwicz5
1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, 2013 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006, USA. skcalabrese@gwu.edu.
不可检测=不可传播 (U=U) 表示当病毒载量无法检测时,HIV不会通过性传播. 关于U=U的患者-提供者沟通不一致,许多同性恋者,双性恋者和其他艾滋病毒感染者报告了医疗保健提供者的不清楚或不准确的信息.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 社会科学研究 社会科学研究
背景情况:
- "不可检测=不可传播" (U=U) 运动旨在提高人们的意识,即当病毒载量无法检测时,艾滋病毒不会通过性传播传播.
- 医疗保健提供者在向患者传达U=U信息方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 有效的患者-提供者沟通对于预防艾滋病毒和治疗坚持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索患者与医疗服务提供者之间关于U=U和HIV传播风险的沟通动态.
- 了解澳大利亚和美国的同性恋,双性恋和其他艾滋病毒感染者 (MLHIV) 和医疗保健提供者的观点.
- 识别有效传播U=U信息的障碍和促进者.
主要方法:
- 与澳大利亚和美国的关键信息人 (20名MLHIV和20名医疗保健提供者) 进行了40次半结构化访谈.
- 通过艾滋病毒社区和专业组织招募参与者.
- 专题分析了采访数据,以确定沟通模式和观点.
主要成果:
- MLHIV更喜欢提供者使用清晰,直接的语言来解释U=U.
- 有相当数量的美国MLHIV报告提供者没有,模糊或不准确的U=U解释.
- 一些医疗服务提供者对U=U表示怀疑,并对患者坚持治疗和低水平病毒血症表示担忧.
结论:
- 关于U=U的患者-提供者沟通需要改进,特别是在美国.
- 医疗保健提供者可能受益于针对性的培训,与艾滋病毒感染者合作开发,以增强U=U信息传递.
- 解决有关U=U和病毒病的供应商保留对于U=U意识的成功实施至关重要.
更多相关视频
13:58Amplifying and Quantifying HIV-1 RNA in HIV Infected Individuals with Viral Loads Below the Limit of Detection by Standard Clinical Assays
Published on: September 26, 2011
23:56Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
Published on: October 31, 2010
相关概念视频
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Barriers to Effective Communication II
Cultural barriers:
Differences in values, beliefs, religion, knowledge, and tradition can significantly impact communication. Awareness of nonverbal cues is critical, especially when conversing with a patient from a different culture. What appears appropriate in one culture may be inappropriate in another.
Semantic barriers:
As a result of their tendency to use...
Transmission-based Precautions II: Airborne and Protective Environment
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...
Transmission-based Precautions I: Contact, Enteric, and Droplets
Contact Precautions:
Contact precautions are the measures taken to prevent the transmission of infectious agents, especially epidemiologically important microorganisms such as MRSA or influenza, primarily transmitted through direct or indirect contact with an...
Healthcare Associated Infections II: Preventive Measures
The best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections include hand hygiene, patient risk...
Pulmonary Tuberculosis I
Causative Organism
The primary infectious agent causing tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a slow-growing, acid-fast, aerobic rod that exhibits sensitivity to heat and ultraviolet light. Instances of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium contributing to the development of TB infection are rare.
Mode of...
