Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior - Center for Community Health, University of California, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
AIDS Behav. 2019 Nov;23(11):3175-3183. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02542-4.
Social media can potentially serve as a platform to coordinate medical care among fragmented health sectors. This paper describes procedures of using social media to enhance antiretroviral therapy (ART) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) providers' virtual network for integrated service for HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) in Vietnam. A total of 88 ART and MMT treatment providers participated in person group sessions followed by online virtual support to improve service integration. In-person reunions were held to reinforce Facebook participation and network activities. Content analysis was used to identify keywords and topic categories of the online information exchange. Both MMT and ART providers were actively engaged in online communications. Referral and treatment adherence were the two most frequently discussed topic areas by both the MMT and ART providers. Frequent cross-agency connections were observed. Online provider networks and communities could be built and useful to support treatment providers to improve service integration.
社交媒体可以作为协调碎片化卫生部门医疗服务的平台。本文描述了在越南使用社交媒体增强抗逆转录病毒疗法 (ART) 和美沙酮维持治疗 (MMT) 提供者虚拟网络，为艾滋病毒阳性注射吸毒者 (PWID) 提供综合服务的程序。共有 88 名 ART 和 MMT 治疗提供者参加了小组会议，随后提供在线虚拟支持，以改善服务整合。举行了面对面的聚会，以加强 Facebook 的参与度和网络活动。内容分析用于识别在线信息交流的关键词和主题类别。MMT 和 ART 提供者都积极参与在线交流。转介和治疗依从性是 MMT 和 ART 提供者讨论最多的两个话题领域。观察到经常跨机构联系。可以建立在线提供者网络和社区，并为支持治疗提供者改善服务整合提供帮助。
