British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Scottish Investigation 2010–2011: reasons for non-attendance in individuals lost to follow-up for HIV care for more than 12 months in Scotland
| Autor: | B L Cullen, G Codere, Daniel Clutterbuck, Lesley A Wallace, S Baguley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Patient Dropouts Adolescent Office Visits Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Dermatology medicine.disease_cause Non attendance Cohort Studies Appointments and Schedules Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Lost to follow-up Child Aged Reproductive health Specialist care Internet business.industry Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Attendance Infant Middle Aged Infectious Diseases Scotland Child Preschool Health Care Surveys Family medicine Cohort Patient Compliance Female Lost to Follow-Up business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 24:481-484 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | Summary As of 31 March 2011, 6696 HIV diagnoses had ever been reported in Scotland; of these, 1791 individuals had died, 3339 were attending specialist services, but the remainder had defaulted from specialist care; an investigation into their reasons for non-attendance, and the efforts of services to re-engage, was undertaken by British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Scottish branch using a web-based survey questionnaire. Twelve of the 13 Scottish HIV services returned information for 424 of 579 eligible cases; 112 of these 424 individuals were identified as genuine non-attendees. Findings indicate that the epidemiology of these non-attendees is similar to that of the whole Scottish HIV cohort. Three-quarters of individuals failed to attend a booked appointment following their last known attendance and very few attempts to contact non-attending individuals were successful. This survey has refocused attention on those lost to follow-up, while quality of the national data-set has improved, providing a clearer epidemiological picture of people living with HIV in Scotland. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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