Trial reportBMC health services research2023
Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
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Implementing Computerized Substance Use and Depression Screening and Evidence-based Treatments in an HIV Primary Care Population
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Alcohol misuse and health-related behaviors among people with HIV during the COVID-19 stay-at-home directive: an ALIVE-Ex sub-study.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2025Trial
- COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and substance use behaviors among people with HIV - a mixed method analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Trend in Suicide Risk Among People with HIV Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- "Our lives matter": a qualitative examination of the impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders on resource security and mental and physical health of Black and Latino sexual minority men in California and New York.Journal of health equity · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity Among Individuals with HIV During the First COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-sectional Survey.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Addiction Services? A Study of the Different Periods of the Pandemic and Patient Treatment Follow-up Over 1 Year.Substance use : research and treatmentArticle
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMental health and substance use disorders disproportionately affect people with HIV (PWH), and may have been exacerbated during COVID-19. The Promoting Access to Care Engagement (PACE) trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of electronic screening for mental health and substance use in HIV primary care and enrolled PWH from October 2018 to July 2020. Our objective here was to compare screening rates and results for PWH before (October 2018 - February 2020) and early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March-July 2020).
methodsAdult (≥ 18 years) PWH from 3 large HIV primary care clinics in a US-based integrated healthcare system were offered electronic screening online or via in-clinic tablet computer every 6 months. Screening completion and results (for depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and substance use) were analyzed using logistic regression with generalized estimating equations to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) before and after the start of the regional COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders on March 17, 2020. Models adjusted for demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity), HIV risk factors (men who have sex with men, injection drug use, heterosexual, other), medical center, and modality of screening completion (online or tablet). We conducted qualitative interviews with providers participating in the intervention to evaluate how the pandemic impacted patient care.
resultsOf 8,954 eligible visits, 3,904 completed screenings (420 during COVID, 3,484 pre-COVID), with lower overall completion rates during COVID (38% vs. 44%). Patients completing screening during COVID were more likely to be White (63% vs. 55%), male (94% vs. 90%), and MSM (80% vs., 75%). Adjusted PRs comparing COVID and pre-COVID (reference) were 0.70 (95% CI), 0.92 (95% CI), and 0.54 (95% CI) for tobacco use, any substance use, and suicidal ideation, respectively. No significant differences were found by era for depression, anxiety, alcohol, or cannabis use. These results were in contrast to provider-reported impressions of increases in substance use and mental health symptoms.
conclusionFindings suggest PWH had modest declines in screening rates early in the COVID-19 pandemic which may have been affected by the shift to telemedicine. There was no evidence that mental health problems and substance use increased for PWH in primary care.
trial registrationNCT03217058 (First registration date: 7/13/2017); https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03217058.
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