HIV care models during the COVID-19 era.

HIV care models during the COVID-19 era.

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 19;:

Authors: Guaraldi G, Milic J, Martinez E, Kamarulzaman A, Mussini C, Waters L, Pozniak A, Mallon P, Rockstroh J, Lazarus JV

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global challenge that substantially risks reversing the progress in ending HIV. At the same time, it may offer the opportunity for a new era of HIV management. This viewpoint presents the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care, including the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) "three 90s" targets. It outlines how to enhance a patient-centered care approach, now known as the "fourth 90," by integrating face-to-face patient-physician and telemedicine encounters. It suggests a framework for prevention and treatment of multimorbidity and frailty, to achieve a good health-related quality of life and preserve intrinsic capacity in all people living with HIV.

PMID: 33340037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]