ART and Patient-Centered Care: A Relationship Link
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SELF-CHECK: HIV/ART Adherence in Minority Women
1. What journal published the study discussed in the text?
Answer: AIDS Care
2. Which ethnic groups were the focus of this study regarding ART adherence?
Answer: Hispanic, Haitian, and African American women.
3. What was the primary finding regarding patient-provider relationships and viral suppression?
Answer: Women of Hispanic, Haitian, and African American descent were more likely to be virally suppressed when they had a positive patient-provider relationship.4. What is ART and how does it impact HIV?
Answer: ART (antiretroviral therapy) is a medication that prolongs the lives of those diagnosed with HIV by suppressing the viral load.
5. Compared to White women in the US, do minority women have a higher or lower rate of HIV diagnoses?
Answer: Higher.
6. Where were the study participants enrolled from?
Answer: The Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program.
7. What were the key eligibility criteria for participation in the study?
Answer: Aged 18 or older, enrolled in the Ryan White Program for at least 6 months, provided consent, and spoke english, Spanish, or Haitian Creole. Also, previous indication of research interest or participation in a quality advancement survey.
8. How was the patient-provider relationship assessed?
Answer: Using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Consumer Assessment of healthcare Providers and Systems.
9. How was ART adherence measured?
Answer: Through self-report.
10. What percentage of participants were aged 50 years or older?
Answer: 63.7%
11. What percentage of participants reported having the same provider for a year or more?
Answer: 90.4%
12. African American women were more cozy discussing what with their providers compared to Haitian women?
Answer: Personal issues.
13. Haitian women felt their providers were more likely to do what?
Answer: Interested in them as a person.
14. What percentage of participants were adherent to ART?
Answer: 71.9%
15. For African American participants, what provider behaviors were significantly associated with ART adherence?
Answer: Spending enough time with the patient, listening carefully, showing respect, and respecting privacy.
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