年轻黑人男同性恋、双性恋和其他与男性发生性关系的男性对于将 HIV 和心理健康服务整合的偏好。
Preferences of Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Regarding Integration of HIV and Mental Health Care Services.
机构信息
Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
出版信息
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Sep;36(9):356-363. doi: 10.1089/apc.2022.0065. Epub 2022 Aug 26.
Optimization of mental health service use is critical to HIV care engagement among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YB-GBMSM). Clinic-level interventions to integrate HIV and mental health services have been proposed; however, patient perspectives on such care models are often lacking. We conducted a mixed-methods study consisting of surveys ( = 100) and qualitative in-depth interviews ( = 15) with YB-GBMSM recruited from two Ryan White-funded HIV clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. Most participants (70%) agreed that integration of HIV and mental health services was beneficial to them. Thirty-six percent (36%) desired a higher level of integration than what they perceived was currently available in their clinic setting, 51% believed their clinic was already optimally integrated, and 13% preferred less integration. In the qualitative interviews, participants discussed their support for potential integration strategies such as training HIV providers to prescribe antidepressants, closer in-clinic proximity of HIV and mental health providers, and use of patient navigators to help patients access mental health care and remind them of appointments. Perceived benefits of care integration included easier access to mental health services, enhanced overall well-being, and improved HIV care engagement. In summary, YB-GBMSM were supportive of integrating HIV and mental health services, with varying individual preferences regarding the degree and operationalization of this integration. Improving integration of mental health and HIV services, and tailoring modes of service delivery to individual preferences, has the potential to improve both general well-being and HIV care engagement in this high priority population.
优化心理健康服务的利用对于提高年轻的黑人男同性恋、双性恋和其他与男性发生性关系的男性(YB-GBMSM)参与艾滋病毒护理至关重要。已经提出了在诊所层面整合艾滋病毒和心理健康服务的干预措施;然而,患者对这种护理模式的看法往往缺乏。我们进行了一项混合方法研究,包括对来自佐治亚州亚特兰大的两家接受 Ryan White 资助的艾滋病毒诊所招募的 YB-GBMSM 进行调查(n=100)和定性深入访谈(n=15)。大多数参与者(70%)认为整合艾滋病毒和心理健康服务对他们有益。36%的人希望比他们认为诊所目前提供的服务水平更高程度的整合,51%的人认为他们的诊所已经得到了最佳整合,而 13%的人更喜欢较少的整合。在定性访谈中,参与者讨论了他们对潜在整合策略的支持,例如培训艾滋病毒提供者开抗抑郁药、更密切的诊所内 HIV 和心理健康提供者的接近度,以及使用患者导航员帮助患者获得心理健康护理并提醒他们预约。整合服务的好处包括更容易获得心理健康服务、增强整体幸福感和改善艾滋病毒护理参与度。总之,YB-GBMSM 支持整合艾滋病毒和心理健康服务,但对这种整合的程度和运作方式存在不同的个人偏好。改善心理健康和艾滋病毒服务的整合,并根据个人偏好调整服务提供模式,有可能改善这一重点人群的整体幸福感和艾滋病毒护理参与度。