Social work in health care, 2010-11, Vol.49 (10), p.934-945
2010
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Barriers to HIV Care: An Exploration of the Complexities That Influence Engagement in and Utilization of Treatment
- Ist Teil von
- Social work in health care, 2010-11, Vol.49 (10), p.934-945
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: Taylor & Francis Group
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Quelle
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- This study is an exploration of engagement in outpatient medical care, medication utilization, and barriers to treatment utilization among 24 predominantly low-income, ethnic minority adults who were admitted to an urban hospital for HIV-related illnesses. A semi-structured interview was administered during the sample's hospital stay to explore patterns of service use and identify barriers to care. The majority of the sample was connected to an outpatient provider and satisfied with the care they received; however, most missed treatment appointments and skipped medication dosages. Health and treatment-related barriers, competing demands, and co-occurring mental health symptoms and illicit substance use were identified as barriers to care. Multiple obstacles indigenous to the individual, their treatment, and the environment prevented consistent treatment use among an economically disadvantaged ethnic minority sample: Implications and future directions in engaging vulnerable populations into health care for HIV are discussed.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0098-1389eISSN: 1541-034XDOI: 10.1080/00981389.2010.514563Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_845798683
- Format
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- Schlagworte
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult, Adults, African Americans - psychology, Ambulatory Care - utilization, barriers to medical care, Comorbidity, Constraints, Drug use, Ethnicity, Female, Health Behavior - ethnology, Health Care Services, Health Services Accessibility, Hispanic Americans - psychology, HIV, HIV Infections - ethnology, HIV Infections - psychology, HIV Infections - therapy, HIV service use, HIV treatment engagement and adherence, Hospitals, Human immunodeficiency virus, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Low income groups, Male, Medical treatment, Middle Aged, Minority & ethnic groups, Minority Groups, New York City - epidemiology, Outpatient care facilities, patient compliance, Patient Compliance - ethnology, Patient Compliance - psychology, Poverty, Quality of care, Studies, Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology, Urban Population