Trial reportPloS one2011
A new multidisciplinary home care telemedicine system to monitor stable chronic human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a randomized study.
Trial report in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01117675 (A New Telemedicine Approach for Chronic HIV/AIDS Patient Home Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A New Telemedicine Approach for Chronic HIV/AIDS Patient Home Care
Who cites it
37 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Virtual care pathways for people living with HIV: A mixed-methods systematic review.HIV medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Is co-location of services with HIV care associated with improved HIV care outcomes? A systematic review.AIDS care · 2019Pooled it
- Telerheumatology: A Systematic Review.Arthritis care & research · 2017Pooled it
- Technology-Mediated Interventions and Quality of Life for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. A Systematic Review.Applied clinical informatics · 2017Pooled it
- Social Media and HIV: A Systematic Review of Uses of Social Media in HIV Communication.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Pooled it
- Decentralising HIV treatment in lower- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Virtual house calls for Parkinson disease (Connect.Parkinson): study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.Trials · 2014Trial
- Association between virtual visits and health outcomes of people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Perceived barriers and facilitators to the adoption of telemedicine infectious diseases consultations in southeastern Missouri hospitals.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2024Article
- The Impact of Telemedicine on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Related Clinical Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Healthcare outcomes in patients with HIV infection at a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica · 2023Article
- Healthcare outcomes in patients with HIV infection at a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.) · 2023Observational
- Developing a telepharmacy programme with home medication dispensing and informed delivery in a tertiary hospital: description of the model and analysis of the results.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2023Observational
- The potential role of telemedicine in the infectious disease pandemic with an emphasis on COVID-19: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men: (Dis)connection to Social, Sexual, and Health Networks.Psychology and sexuality · 2023Article
- Trends and Characteristics of #HIVPrevention Tweets Posted Between 2014 and 2019: Retrospective Infodemiology Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- In-Person Versus Tele-Infectious Disease (Tele-ID) Care: Is One Better?Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Interruptions in Mental Health Care, Cannabis Use, Depression, and Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative MSM in Los Angeles, California.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
- Perceptions of Telemedicine and Costs Incurred by a Visit to a General Infectious Diseases Clinic: A Survey.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Attitudes towards video communication for New Medicine Service at community pharmacies - A qualitative pilot study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
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20 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAntiretroviral therapy has changed the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in developed countries, where it has become a chronic disease. This clinical scenario requires a new approach to simplify follow-up appointments and facilitate access to healthcare professionals. METHODOLOGY: We developed a new internet-based home care model covering the entire management of chronic HIV-infected patients. This was called Virtual Hospital. We report the results of a prospective randomised study performed over two years, comparing standard care received by HIV-infected patients with Virtual Hospital care. HIV-infected patients with access to a computer and broadband were randomised to be monitored either through Virtual Hospital (Arm I) or through standard care at the day hospital (Arm II). After one year of follow up, patients switched their care to the other arm. Virtual Hospital offered four main services: Virtual Consultations, Telepharmacy, Virtual Library and Virtual Community. A technical and clinical evaluation of Virtual Hospital was carried out.
findingsOf the 83 randomised patients, 42 were monitored during the first year through Virtual Hospital (Arm I) and 41 through standard care (Arm II). Baseline characteristics of patients were similar in the two arms. The level of technical satisfaction with the virtual system was high: 85% of patients considered that Virtual Hospital improved their access to clinical data and they felt comfortable with the videoconference system. Neither clinical parameters [level of CD4+ T lymphocytes, proportion of patients with an undetectable level of viral load (p = 0.21) and compliance levels >90% (p = 0.58)] nor the evaluation of quality of life or psychological questionnaires changed significantly between the two types of care.
conclusionsVirtual Hospital is a feasible and safe tool for the multidisciplinary home care of chronic HIV patients. Telemedicine should be considered as an appropriate support service for the management of chronic HIV infection.
trial registrationClinical-Trials.gov: NCT01117675.
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