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Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic
COVID-19 affects persons living with HIV (PLWH) both directly (via morbidity/mortality) and indirectly (via disruption of HIV care). From July–November 2020, an online survey was conducted to investigate the psychosocial well-being of PLWH and changes in HIV care during the second semester of the CO...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094635 |
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author | Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Faria de Moura Villela, Edlaine Van Hees, Stijn Vanholder, Pieter Reyntiens, Patrick Colebunders, Robert |
author_facet | Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Faria de Moura Villela, Edlaine Van Hees, Stijn Vanholder, Pieter Reyntiens, Patrick Colebunders, Robert |
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description | COVID-19 affects persons living with HIV (PLWH) both directly (via morbidity/mortality) and indirectly (via disruption of HIV care). From July–November 2020, an online survey was conducted to investigate the psychosocial well-being of PLWH and changes in HIV care during the second semester of the COVID-19 outbreak. Data were collected on the socio-demographic characteristics of PLWH, their psychosocial well-being, impact of COVID-19 preventive measures on their daily routines and HIV follow-up. Of the 247 responses analyzed (mean age: 44.5 ± 13.2 years; 73.7% male), 67 (27.1%) and 69 (27.9%) respondents screened positive for anxiety (GAD-2 score ≥ 3) and depression (PHQ-2 score ≥ 3), respectively. HIV care had returned to pre-COVID-19 state for 48.6% PLWH, and 108 (43.7%) had no HIV follow-up during the past month. Over three quarters (76.1%) of respondents expressed willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Compared to previous findings in April 2020, substance use increased from 58.6% to 67.2% (p < 0.001). Our findings suggest that the well-being and medical follow-up of PLWH are still affected after almost a year into the COVID-19 outbreak. Remote HIV follow-up (telemedicine) with psychosocial support should be envisaged in the medium to long-term. Given that most PLWH accept COVID-19 vaccination, they may be prioritized for this intervention. |
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spelling | pubmed-81238472021-05-16 Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Faria de Moura Villela, Edlaine Van Hees, Stijn Vanholder, Pieter Reyntiens, Patrick Colebunders, Robert Int J Environ Res Public Health Article COVID-19 affects persons living with HIV (PLWH) both directly (via morbidity/mortality) and indirectly (via disruption of HIV care). From July–November 2020, an online survey was conducted to investigate the psychosocial well-being of PLWH and changes in HIV care during the second semester of the COVID-19 outbreak. Data were collected on the socio-demographic characteristics of PLWH, their psychosocial well-being, impact of COVID-19 preventive measures on their daily routines and HIV follow-up. Of the 247 responses analyzed (mean age: 44.5 ± 13.2 years; 73.7% male), 67 (27.1%) and 69 (27.9%) respondents screened positive for anxiety (GAD-2 score ≥ 3) and depression (PHQ-2 score ≥ 3), respectively. HIV care had returned to pre-COVID-19 state for 48.6% PLWH, and 108 (43.7%) had no HIV follow-up during the past month. Over three quarters (76.1%) of respondents expressed willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Compared to previous findings in April 2020, substance use increased from 58.6% to 67.2% (p < 0.001). Our findings suggest that the well-being and medical follow-up of PLWH are still affected after almost a year into the COVID-19 outbreak. Remote HIV follow-up (telemedicine) with psychosocial support should be envisaged in the medium to long-term. Given that most PLWH accept COVID-19 vaccination, they may be prioritized for this intervention. MDPI 2021-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8123847/ /pubmed/33925506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094635 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Faria de Moura Villela, Edlaine Van Hees, Stijn Vanholder, Pieter Reyntiens, Patrick Colebunders, Robert Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title | Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title_full | Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title_short | Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic |
title_sort | follow-up survey of the impact of covid-19 on people living with hiv during the second semester of the pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094635 |
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