Cross-sectional studies have
shown an association between better patient experiences and health outcomes.
However, the direction of causality remains unclear. Our prospective study
seeks to determine whether better initial patient experiences predict
subsequent retention in HIV care.
We enrolled patients new to an HIV clinic in Houston, Texas, from August 26, 2013 to November 18, 2013. The patients' overall experience with the HIV provider was based on six items; overall experience with the HIV clinic was based on five items. We measured subsequent retention over the first 6 months and entire first year of HIV care. Analyses included 140 patients.
Sixty-one percent were non-Hispanic black, 41 % were diagnosed with HIV within the last 3 months, and 36 % had a CD4 cell count <200. Thirty three percent were totally satisfied with their initial HIV provider experience and 32 % were totally satisfied with their initial HIV clinic experience. Retention was 68 % over the first 6 months and 51 % over the first year.
Satisfaction with the HIV provider at the initial visit significantly predicted 6-month retention in care (aOR = 3.56, p = 0.006). Similar results were found for satisfaction with the HIV clinic (aOR = 4.67, p = 0.002). Neither of the patient experience measures at the initial visit predicted 12-month retention. Patients with better initial care experiences have significantly greater retention in HIV care. The effect of better initial care experiences was limited in duration.
Consistently improving patient care experiences, not only at baseline and but also on subsequent visits, may be a way to increase retention in HIV care.
We enrolled patients new to an HIV clinic in Houston, Texas, from August 26, 2013 to November 18, 2013. The patients' overall experience with the HIV provider was based on six items; overall experience with the HIV clinic was based on five items. We measured subsequent retention over the first 6 months and entire first year of HIV care. Analyses included 140 patients.
Sixty-one percent were non-Hispanic black, 41 % were diagnosed with HIV within the last 3 months, and 36 % had a CD4 cell count <200. Thirty three percent were totally satisfied with their initial HIV provider experience and 32 % were totally satisfied with their initial HIV clinic experience. Retention was 68 % over the first 6 months and 51 % over the first year.
Satisfaction with the HIV provider at the initial visit significantly predicted 6-month retention in care (aOR = 3.56, p = 0.006). Similar results were found for satisfaction with the HIV clinic (aOR = 4.67, p = 0.002). Neither of the patient experience measures at the initial visit predicted 12-month retention. Patients with better initial care experiences have significantly greater retention in HIV care. The effect of better initial care experiences was limited in duration.
Consistently improving patient care experiences, not only at baseline and but also on subsequent visits, may be a way to increase retention in HIV care.
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- 1VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Houston, TX, USA. bndang@bcm.edu.
- 2Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. bndang@bcm.edu.
- 3Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. bndang@bcm.edu.
- 4Harris Health System, Houston, TX, USA. bndang@bcm.edu.
- 5Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- 6VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Houston, TX, USA.
- 7Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- 8Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- 9Harris Health System, Houston, TX, USA.
- AIDS Behav. 2016 Feb 24
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