Audrey Harkness1, Andrew J Wawrzyniak2, Michael A Kolber3, Kira Villamizar4, Valeria Botero3, Jacqueline E Rodriguez3, Jessica L Orr3, Julia Zukerberg5, Allan E Rodríguez3. 1. Division of Prevention Science and Community Health, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. 2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. 4. Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL; and. 5. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rapidly linking newly diagnosed HIV patients to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is the best practice for achieving optimal treatment outcomes, including viral suppression. However, rapid ART implementation varies throughout the United States, highlighting the importance of identifying rapid ART implementation determinants in US HIV epicenters, such as Miami-Dade County (MDC). METHODS: Clinic focus groups (N = 4 clinics) and patient interviews (N = 31 recently diagnosed patients) systematically and qualitatively assessed rapid ART implementation determinants in MDC. Independent coders analyzed focus groups and interviews using a directed content analysis approach guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. RESULTS: For clinic stakeholders, key rapid ART implementation determinants included the following: complexity and adaptability (innovation characteristics); networks between clinics and patient needs rooted in structural inequities (outer setting); leadership and available resources (inner setting); staff/provider flexibility (characteristics of individuals); and appointing patient navigators and champions (process). For patients, key determinants included complexity and relative advantage of rapid treatment (innovation characteristics); patient needs and clinic networks (outer setting); provider knowledge and skills (inner setting); provider warmth and affirmation (characteristics of individuals); and need for improved outreach (process). CONCLUSIONS: Multilevel factors impact clinic implementation and patient demand for rapid ART in MDC. Informed by these factors, we identified potential implementation strategies to enhance rapid ART implementation throughout MDC. These implementation strategies can be tested in an implementation trial, enhancing the toolkit of strategies to ensure that evidence-based tools, particularly rapid ART, are readily available to the most impacted communities.
BACKGROUND: Rapidly linking newly diagnosed HIV patients to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is the best practice for achieving optimal treatment outcomes, including viral suppression. However, rapid ART implementation varies throughout the United States, highlighting the importance of identifying rapid ART implementation determinants in US HIV epicenters, such as Miami-Dade County (MDC). METHODS: Clinic focus groups (N = 4 clinics) and patient interviews (N = 31 recently diagnosed patients) systematically and qualitatively assessed rapid ART implementation determinants in MDC. Independent coders analyzed focus groups and interviews using a directed content analysis approach guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. RESULTS: For clinic stakeholders, key rapid ART implementation determinants included the following: complexity and adaptability (innovation characteristics); networks between clinics and patient needs rooted in structural inequities (outer setting); leadership and available resources (inner setting); staff/provider flexibility (characteristics of individuals); and appointing patient navigators and champions (process). For patients, key determinants included complexity and relative advantage of rapid treatment (innovation characteristics); patient needs and clinic networks (outer setting); provider knowledge and skills (inner setting); provider warmth and affirmation (characteristics of individuals); and need for improved outreach (process). CONCLUSIONS: Multilevel factors impact clinic implementation and patient demand for rapid ART in MDC. Informed by these factors, we identified potential implementation strategies to enhance rapid ART implementation throughout MDC. These implementation strategies can be tested in an implementation trial, enhancing the toolkit of strategies to ensure that evidence-based tools, particularly rapid ART, are readily available to the most impacted communities.
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