Open AccessIncreased Retention in Care After a Palliative Care Referral Among People Living With HIV
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Gilliams,
Rachel J. Ammirati,
Minh Ly Nguyen,
Amit Anil Shahane,
Eugene W. Farber,
Vincent C. Marconi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002296
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , referral , attendance , family medicine , ambulatory care , medical record , retrospective cohort study , viral load , cohort , outpatient clinic , emergency medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , health care , economics , economic growth
Early palliative care addresses biopsychosocial needs for people living with HIV in an outpatient setting. We sought to describe patients referred to a palliative care program and compare the medical outcomes of emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, primary care visits, and viral load suppression among patients enrolled in the program, to patients who did not enroll (no-show group).