Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 May;38(5):221-229. doi: 10.1089/apc.2024.0048. Epub 2024 Apr 24.
Long-acting injectable (LAI) antiretroviral therapy (ART) has the potential to change the lives of people living with HIV (PLWH). To ensure equitable access to new treatment modalities, we examined the feasibility and acceptability of administering Cabotegravir Rilpivirine Long Acting (CAB/RPV LA) to individuals who experience challenging social determinants of health (SDoH) and struggle with adherence to traditional oral ART. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to assess feasibility of utilizing ART at alternative clinic. Data were collected on individuals eligible to receive CAB/RPV LA at an alternative street-based clinic and on individuals receiving CAB/RPV LA at a traditional HIV clinic. After 6 months, participants were interviewed about their experience. Providers involved in the implementation were also interviewed about their experiences. Only one participant (out of 5) who received CAB/RPV LA at the alternative clinic received consistent treatment, whereas 17 out of 18 participants receiving CAB/RPV LA at the traditional clinic site were adherent. Participants and providers believed that LAI had potential for making treatment adherence easier, but identified several barriers, including discrepancies between patients' desires and their lifestyles, impact of LAI on interactions with the medical system, risk of resistance accompanying sub-optimal adherence, and need for a very high level of resources. While LAI has major potential benefits for high-risk patients, these benefits must be balanced with the complexities of implementation. Despite challenges that impacted study outcomes, improving treatment outcomes for PLWH requires addressing SDoH and substance use.
长效注射型(LAI)抗逆转录病毒疗法(ART)有可能改变艾滋病毒感染者(PLWH)的生活。为确保公平获得新的治疗方式,我们研究了向面临健康社会决定因素挑战且难以坚持传统口服 ART 的个体管理卡博特韦/利匹韦林长效(CAB/RPV LA)的可行性和可接受性。我们使用定量和定性数据来评估在替代诊所使用 ART 的可行性。在替代街头诊所,我们收集了符合条件的个体接受 CAB/RPV LA 的数据,在传统 HIV 诊所,我们收集了接受 CAB/RPV LA 的个体的数据。6 个月后,我们对参与者的经验进行了访谈。我们还对参与实施的提供者的经验进行了访谈。在替代诊所接受 CAB/RPV LA 的 5 名参与者中,只有 1 名(1 名)持续接受治疗,而在传统诊所接受 CAB/RPV LA 的 18 名参与者中有 17 名(17 名)坚持治疗。参与者和提供者认为 LAI 有可能使治疗依从性更容易,但也确定了一些障碍,包括患者的愿望与其生活方式之间的差异、LAI 对与医疗系统互动的影响、伴随不最佳依从性出现的耐药风险,以及对非常高的资源水平的需求。尽管存在影响研究结果的挑战,但 LAI 对高危患者具有重大潜在益处,必须权衡实施的复杂性。尽管存在影响研究结果的挑战,但要改善艾滋病毒感染者的治疗结果,就需要解决社会决定因素和药物使用问题。
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