With advances in therapeutics, effective therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has shifted the focus of HIV care from an acute illness to a chronic disease requiring the services of several disciplines in a primary care setting. This article describes a collaborative model in the delivery of HIV care for HIV-infected individuals who remain fragile, both physically and psychosocially.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
ArneP. S.HughesR. G.Local policy responses to the AIDS epidemic: New York and San Francisco. New York State Journal of Medicine1987; 87: 264–71
2.
AseltyneJ. W.CloutierM.SmithD. M.HIV disease and managed care: an overview. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Retrovirology1995; 8 (Suppl 1): S11–22
3.
BaradellJ. G.Cost-effectiveness and quality of care provided by clinical nurse specialists. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services1994; 32: 21–4
4.
BenjaminA. E.LeeR. P.SolkowitzS. N.Case management of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in San Francisco. Healthcare Financing Review1988; Annual Suppl: 69–74
5.
ClearyP. D.FowlerF. J.WeissmanJ.Health related quality of life in persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Medical Care1993; 31: 569–80
6.
DavisS.The role of advanced practice in today's infectious diseases. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly1999; 21: 22–30
7.
DilleyJ. W.OchitillH. N.PerlM.VolberdingP. A.Findings in psychiatric consultations with patients with acquired immune-deficiency syndrome. American Journal of Psychiatry1985; 142: 82–6
8.
FerrellB.O'Neill-PageE.Continuity of care. In: GroenwaldS.FroggreM. H.GoodmanM.YarbroC. H. (eds.) Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1993
9.
GoldbaumG. M.WoodR. W.Improved therapies for HIV infection and AIDS implications for primary care. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice1999; 21: 97–9
10.
Health and Welfare Canada. Planning for Health. Toward Informed Decision Making: Summary of Literature Review and a Proposed Evaluation Framework on Emerging Trends in the Organization and Delivery of Healthcare Services. Government publication. Ottawa, 1993
11.
KirtonC.FerriR.EleftherakisV.Primary care and case management of persons with HIV/AIDS. Nursing Clinics of North America1999; 34: 71–94
12.
KocurekK.Primary care of the HIV patient: standard practice and new developments in the era of managed care. Medical Clinics of North America1996; 80: 375–410
13.
LevineC.In and out of the hospital. In: GostinL. O. (ed.) AIDS and the Healthcare System. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990: 45–61
14.
LewisC.DonohoeT.Changing sources of care for HIV infection in California. AIDS Education and Prevention2000; 12: 15–20
15.
MakadonH.DelbancoS.DelbancoT.Caring for people with AIDS and HIV infection in hospital-based primary care practice. Journal of General Internal Medicine1990; 5: 446–50
16.
MorrisonC.Case management and the determination of appropriate care settings for persons living with AIDS. In: HeussnerR.HoffmanW. (eds.) Community-Based Care of Persons with AIDS: Developing a Research Agenda. Minneapolis: Department of Health and Human Services, 1990: 75–82
17.
MorrisonC.Creating and managing a therapeutic environment: institutional settings. In: DurhamJ.CohenF. (eds.) The Person with AIDS. New York: Springer Pub. Co., 1991: 228–44
18.
MyersR.Outpatient management of HIV-infected adults: the varied challenges for primary care. Postgraduate Medicine1998; 103: 219–28
19.
PritchardP.HughesJ.Shared Care: Future Imperative. The Nuffield Provincial Hospital Trust. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press, 1995
20.
RachlisR. A.ZarownyD. P.Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. Canadian Medical Association Journal1998; 158: 496–505
21.
RogersJ.CurtisP.The concept and measurement of continuity in primary care. American Journal of Public Health1980; 70: 122–6
22.
SchroderF.Shared care in diabetes. BMJ1995; 10: 142–3
23.
SolowayB.Primary care and speciality care. AIDS Clinical Care1997; 9: 37–9
24.
StarrG. C.NorrisR.PatilK. D.YoungP. R.What is comprehensive healthcare?Journal of Family Practice1979; 8: 161–6
25.
Van DammeR.DrummondN.BeattieJ.DouglasG.Integrated care for patients with asthma: view of general practitioners. British Journal of General Practice1994; 44: 9–13
26.
VolberdingP.Caring for the patient with AIDS: an integrated approach. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America1988; 2: 543–50
27.
WeatherillJ.Beyond four walls: ideas and application on regional planning of healthcare services. Healthcare Management Forum1992; 5: 48–53
