Use of telehealth to increase treatment access for prisoners with chronic hepatitis C
| Autor: | Rhoda Tuma, Vicky Guizhi Li, Wendy Cheng, Adam Doyle, Saroja Nazareth, Marilyn Sebastian, Abir Halder |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Population Prison Telehealth Antiviral Agents Virological response Chronic hepatitis Internal Medicine medicine Humans Lost to follow-up education media_common education.field_of_study business.industry Prisoners virus diseases Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Chronic medicine.disease Telemedicine Prisons Emergency medicine Hcv treatment business |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine Journal. 51:1344-1347 |
| ISSN: | 1445-5994 1444-0903 |
| Popis: | Prisons remain a priority population in the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) in Australia. To improve treatment uptake, we created a novel telehealth-based model of care for prisoners with HCV that is both cost-effective and requires minimal infrastructure. Over a period of 30 months, a total of 332 patients was initiated on treatment, achieving a per protocol sustained virological response (SVR12) rate of 91%. A large number (29%) of patients was lost to follow up after release from prison - highlighting the vital opportunity for HCV treatment during incarceration. We propose that similar models of care can be used to improve HCV treatment access for other priority populations in Australia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text