SynthesisAIDS (London, England)2018
Is HIV patient navigation associated with HIV care continuum outcomes?
Synthesis in AIDS (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of system navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Research Synthesis, HIV Prevention Response, and Public Health: CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Population impacts of conditional financial incentives and a male-targeted digital decision support application on the HIV treatment cascade in rural KwaZulu Natal: findings from the HITS cluster randomized clinical trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Trial
- Contingency Management and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Support Services (CoMPASS): A hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study to promote HIV risk reduction among people who inject drugs.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Trial
- A Pilot Study of a Patient Navigation Intervention to Improve HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Persistence Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex With Men.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Trial
- Features of Virtual Navigation Systems for Health Care and Social Services Associated With Patient Outcomes: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Assessing an Implementation Science Strategy to Improve PrEP Primary Care Serving Black and Latino Communities.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Positive Peers Mobile App for Supporting the Viral Suppression of Young People With HIV: Protocol for a Concurrent Mixed Methods Evaluation With Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Observational Cohort.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The Role of Peer Patient Navigation in Enhancing PrEP Persistence Among LGBTQ + Populations and Other Individuals at High Susceptibility to HIV Transmission in the Deep South State of Alabama.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Intersectionality-Informed HIV Cure-Related Research at the End of Life: A Call to Action.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Protocol for a pilot RCT investigating a weight loss navigation program for adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Provider Perspectives on the Data-to-Suppression Initiative in Ryan White Part A Housing and Behavioral Health Programs.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2025Article
- mHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation (MIAPP): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to improve linkage and retention on buprenorphine for hospitalized patients with methamphetamine use and opioid use disorder.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- HIV Outcomes and Intervention Experiences of Enlaces Por La Salud: A Personal Health Navigation Intervention Informed by the Transnational Framework.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Enhancing engagement in HIV care among adolescents and young adults: A focus on phone-based navigation and relationship building to address barriers in HIV care.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- A Socio-Ecological Perspective on Linkage to HIV Care in Bandung, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study to Explore Barriers and Facilitators.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- "They treat us equally, they guide us": peer navigation for HIV care linkage in men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica · 2024Article
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- HIV Treatment and Mental Health Outcomes Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in a Pilot Multicomponent Intervention in Guatemala City.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2023Article
- 'She showed me a new path, a way forward': exploring how navigation influences mental health among Guatemalan gay and bisexual men living with HIV.Health promotion international · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo provide the first systematic review on the associations between HIV patient navigation and HIV care continuum outcomes (i.e. linkage to care, retention in care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake, medication adherence, and viral suppression) in the United States. We identified primary research studies that addressed these associations and qualitatively assessed whether provision of patient navigation was positively associated with these outcomes, including strength of the evidence.
methodsA systematic review, including both electronic [MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE (OVID), PsycINFO (OVID), and CINAHL (EBSCOhost)] online databases and manual searches, was conducted to locate studies published from 1 January 1996 through 23 April 2018.
resultsTwenty studies met our inclusion criteria. Of these, 17 found positive associations. Patient navigation was more likely to be positively associated with linkage to care (five of six studies that assessed this association), retention in care (10 of 11), and viral suppression (11 of 15) than with ART uptake (one of four) or ART adherence (two of four). However, almost two-thirds of the 17 studies were of weak study quality, and only three used a randomized controlled trial design.
conclusionAvailable evidence suggests that patient navigation is a potentially effective strategy to enhance engagement in care among persons with HIV. However encouraging, the evidence is still weak. Studies with more rigorous methodological designs, and research examining characteristics of navigators or navigational programs associated with better outcomes, are warranted given the current interest and use of this strategy.
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