Park Wan Beom, Kim Ji Yeon, Kim Sung-Han, Kim Hong Bin, Kim Nam Joong, Oh Myoung-Don, Choe Kang Won
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Int J STD AIDS. 2008 Feb;19(2):125-6. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007101.
Although adherence to clinic visits is important for successful clinical outcome in HIV treatment, little is known about the reasons patients with HIV miss appointments. We prospectively monitored the self-reported reasons for missed clinic appointments among HIV patients at a university hospital in South Korea from June through December 2006. Of the 1562 scheduled clinic visits, 131 (8%) of appointments were missed. Work schedule, forgetfulness and lack of motivation were the primary reasons given for missed appointments. Considering these factors when scheduling appointments may improve adherence to clinic attendance among HIV-infected patients.
尽管坚持门诊就诊对于艾滋病治疗取得成功的临床结果很重要，但对于艾滋病患者错过预约的原因却知之甚少。我们前瞻性地监测了2006年6月至12月韩国一家大学医院艾滋病患者错过门诊预约的自我报告原因。在1562次预定的门诊就诊中，有131次（8%）预约被错过。工作安排、健忘和缺乏动力是错过预约的主要原因。在安排预约时考虑这些因素可能会提高艾滋病感染患者的门诊就诊依从性。
