Impact of Harm Reduction Care in HIV Clinical Settings on Stigma and Health Outcomes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 641
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- HIV Viral Load
研究概览
简要总结
People living with HIV (PLWH) who use drugs experience significant health disparities including lower rates of retention in HIV care and higher rates of unsuppressed viral load, resulting in secondary infections and increased mortality. The proposed study will used mixed methods to explore (a) the relationship between healthcare providers' attitudes towards working with PLWH who use drugs and providers' acceptance and practice of structural and relational harm reduction; (b) the degree to which relational harm reduction moderates the effect of intersectional stigma experienced in healthcare settings on patients' perceptions of their relationship with providers; (c) the degree to which structural HR moderates the relationship between the patient-provider relationship and clinical outcomes, and (d) whether patient-perceived HR approaches to care are directly associated with HIV clinical outcomes. The study will also use these findings to inform the development and pre-testing of an intervention to operationalize harm reduction in HIV clinical settings, using stakeholder-engaged and human-centered design approaches, presenting a novel path to reducing HIV health inequities for PLWH who use drugs.
详细描述
This observational study takes place across three study sites and will explore the extent to which harm reduction care mitigates stigma experienced in healthcare settings and contributes to improved clinical outcomes. This will be explored via the following aims.
Aim 1. Explore the relationship between healthcare providers' stigmatizing attitudes towards working with PLWH who use drugs and providers' acceptance and practice of structural and relational HR to elucidate the context for intervention development. Providers (n=125) working HIV clinics in Birmingham, AL and Pittsburgh, PA will be surveyed to understand subjective responses around preparedness for and delivery of HR care to PLWH who use drugs. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach will be utilized; surveys will be followed by semi-structured interviews (n=40) with multiple provider types in both regions to further explore HR perspectives and inform intervention development. It is hypothesized that providers with less stigmatizing attitudes toward serving people who use drugs are more likely to be accepting of relational and structural HR practices.
Aim 2. Explore the interplay between patient-perceived HR and stigma and clinical outcomes; specifically, the degree to which (a) relational HR moderates the effect of intersectional stigma experienced in healthcare settings (HIV- and substance use-related stigma and racial discrimination) on patients' perceptions of their relationship with providers, (b) structural HR moderates the relationship between the patient-provider relationship and clinical outcomes (ART adherence, retention in care, HIV and HCV viral suppression), and (c) patient-perceived HR care is directly associated with HIV clinical outcomes (see Figure 1). After qualitatively evaluating PAPHRS with HIV clinical and HR providers (n=20) and PLWH who use drugs (n=36), PLWH who use drugs (n=500) who receive care in the study sites will be surveyed to assess their perceptions of providers' relational HR care; experiences of intersectional stigma; and perceived quality of relationships with their providers. Other potential stigmatized identities (e.g., HCV) will be explored via patient focus groups (n=36). It is hypothesized that the effect of intersectional stigma on the patient-provider relationship is attenuated in higher degrees of relational HR care; structural HR attenuates the effect of poor patient-provider relationships on clinical outcomes; and higher degrees of HR care are associated with better clinical outcomes.
Aim 3. Using human-centered design approaches, develop and pre-test an intervention to operationalize HR care for PLWH who use drugs in HIV clinical settings. Results from Aims 1 and 2 will be shared with with stakeholders (n=20, PLWH who use drugs, clinical and HR providers) to develop an intervention. Acceptability and feasibility of the intervention design will be assessed with providers (n=12) in both regions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Providers' Inclusion Criteria
- •Working at one of our 3 study sites (UPMC HIV/AIDS Program, Positive Health Clinic, or 1917 Clinic) or one of their partner sites offering substance use treatment (Internal Medicine Recovery Engagement Program, Center for Inclusion Health, or UAB's Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Clinic) for at least one year
- •Providing service or care to PLWH or people who use drugs at high risk for HIV acquisition
- •Working in one of the following positions: front desk/patient engagement, social worker, nurse, medical assistant, advanced practice provider, or physician
- •Able to verbally consent, read, and speak English
- •Patient Inclusion Criteria
- •Living with HIV
- •Age 18 or older
- •Able to verbally consent, read, and speak English
- •Receiving HIV medical care from one of the study sites for at least one year
- •Lifetime or recent use (past 3 months) of illicit substances (excluding marijuana) or prescription drugs for non-medical reasons in accordance with the NIDA-Modified ASSIST 2.0.
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Providers
Individuals providing service or care to PLWH or people who use drugs at high risk for HIV acquisition working at our study sites in one of the following positions: front desk/patient engagement, social worker, nurse, medical assistant, advanced practice provider, or physician.
Patients
PWLH with current or lifetime substance use who receive care at one of our study sites.
干预措施: Harm Reduction (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
HIV Viral Load
时间窗: Retrospective, past 5 years
Viral load will be assessed as a continuous and dichotomous variable (virally suppressed \<200 copies/ml)
次要结局
- Retention in care - Missed Visits(Retrospective, past 5 years)
- Retention in care - Kept visits(Retrospective, past 5 years)
- Hepatitis C Viral Load(Retrospective, past 5 years)
- HIV Adherence(Retrospective, past 5 years)
- Retention in Substance use treatment(Retrospective, past 5 years)
研究者
Mary Hawk
Professor
University of Pittsburgh