• Am J Prev Med · Jun 2018

    Healthcare Empowerment and HIV Viral Control: Mediating Roles of Adherence and Retention in Care.

    • Tracey E Wilson, Emma Sophia Kay, Bulent Turan, Mallory O Johnson, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Janet M Turan, Mardge H Cohen, Adaora A Adimora, Margaret Pereyra, Elizabeth T Golub, Lakshmi Goparaju, Lynn Murchison, Gina M Wingood, and Lisa R Metsch.
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center School of Public Health, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: tracey.wilson@downstate.edu.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2018 Jun 1; 54 (6): 756764756-764.

    IntroductionThis study assessed longitudinal relationships between patient healthcare empowerment, engagement in care, and viral control in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a prospective cohort study of U.S. women living with HIV.MethodsFrom April 2014 to March 2016, four consecutive 6-month visits were analyzed among 973 women to assess the impact of Time 1 healthcare empowerment variables (Tolerance for Uncertainty and the state of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement) on Time 2 reports of ≥95% HIV medication adherence and not missing an HIV primary care appointment since last visit; and on HIV RNA viral control across Times 3 and 4, controlling for illicit drug use, heavy drinking, depression symptoms, age, and income. Data were analyzed in 2017.ResultsAdherence of ≥95% was reported by 83% of women, 90% reported not missing an appointment since the last study visit, and 80% were categorized as having viral control. Logistic regression analyses revealed a significant association between the Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement subscale and viral control, controlling for model covariates (AOR=1.08, p=0.04), but not for the Tolerance for Uncertainty subscale and viral control (AOR=0.99, p=0.68). In separate mediation analyses, the indirect effect of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement on viral control through adherence (β=0.04, SE=0.02, 95% CI=0.02, 0.08), and the indirect effect of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement on viral control through retention (β=0.01, SE=0.008, 95% CI=0.001, 0.030) were significant. Mediation analyses with Tolerance for Uncertainty as the predictor did not yield significant indirect effects.ConclusionsThe Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement healthcare empowerment component is a promising pathway through which to promote engagement in care among women living with HIV.Copyright © 2018 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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