Patient and provider priorities for self-reported domains of HIV clinical care.
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SUBMITTER: Fredericksen RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4643852 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Patient and provider priorities for self-reported domains of HIV clinical care.
Fredericksen Rob J RJ Edwards Todd C TC Merlin Jessica S JS Gibbons Laura E LE Rao Deepa D Batey D Scott DS Dant Lydia L Páez Edgar E Church Anna A Crane Paul K PK Crane Heidi M HM Patrick Donald L DL
AIDS care 20150825 10
We sought to understand how HIV-infected patients, their providers, and HIV care researchers prioritize self-reported domains of clinical care. Participants rank-ordered two lists of domains. A modified Delphi process was used for providers and researchers. Approximately 25% of patients were interviewed to discuss rationale for rank order choices. List 1 included anger, anxiety, depression, fatigue, physical function, pain, and sleep disturbance. List 2 included alcohol abuse, cognitive function ...[more]
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