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ArticleJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society2024

Projecting the Clinical and Economic Impacts of Changes to HIV Care Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Isaac Ravi Brenner, Kit N Simpson, Clare F Flanagan, Tyra Dark, Mary Dooley, Allison L Agwu, Wei Li Adeline Koay, Kenneth A Freedberg, Andrea L Ciaranello, Anne M Neilan

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Isaac Ravi BrennerMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kit N SimpsonDepartment of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Clare F FlanaganMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tyra DarkDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Center for Translational Behavioral Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Mary DooleyDepartment of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Allison L AgwuDivision of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Wei Li Adeline KoayDivision of Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8825-7067
Kenneth A FreedbergMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6471-7930
Andrea L CiaranelloMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4268-3263
Anne M NeilanMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7915-4974

Funding

Project-003U24HD089880 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HUDGENS, MICHAEL G, LAVANGE, LISA · 2016 to 2021
$44.3M
Development and application of a new simulation model for COVID-19R01AI042006 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Kenneth Alan Freedberg, Anne Neilan · 1998 to 2026
$12.9M
Diagnosing and preventing HIV infection in adolescents and young adults in the US: clinical impact and cost-effectivenessK08HD094638 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI NEILAN, ANNE · 2018 to 2023
$936k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042006NICHD NIH HHS K08 HD094638NIH HHS
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Abstract

backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many US youth with HIV (YHIV) used telehealth services; others experienced disruptions in clinic and antiretroviral therapy (ART) access.

methodsUsing the Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC)-Adolescent HIV microsimulation model, we evaluated 3 scenarios: 1) Clinic: in-person care; 2) Telehealth: virtual visits, without CD4 or viral load monitoring for 12 months, followed by return to usual care; and 3) Interruption: complete care interruption with no ART access or laboratory monitoring for 6 months (maximum clinic closure time), followed by return to usual care for 80%. We assigned higher 1-year retention (87% vs 80%) and lower cost/visit ($49 vs $56) for Telehealth vs Clinic. We modeled 2 YHIV cohorts with non-perinatal (YNPHIV) and perinatal (YPHIV) HIV, which differed by mean age (22 vs 16 years), sex at birth (85% vs 47% male), starting CD4 count (527/μL vs 635/μL), ART, mortality, and HIV-related costs. We projected life months (LMs) and costs/100 YHIV over 10 years.

resultsOver 10 years, LMs in Clinic and Telehealth would be similar (YNPHIV: 11 350 vs 11 360 LMs; YPHIV: 11 680 LMs for both strategies); costs would be $0.3M (YNPHIV) and $0.4M (YPHIV) more for Telehealth than Clinic. Interruption would be less effective (YNPHIV: 11 230 LMs; YPHIV: 11 620 LMs) and less costly (YNPHIV: $1.3M less; YPHIV: $0.2M less) than Clinic. Higher retention in Telehealth led to increased ART use and thus higher costs.

conclusionsTelehealth could be as effective as in-person care for some YHIV, at slightly increased cost. Short interruptions to ART and laboratory monitoring may have negative long-term clinical implications.

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Anti-HIV AgentsCOVID-19HIV InfectionsTelemedicineAdolescentFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePandemicsPregnancyUnited StatesYoung AdultAnti-HIV Agentsadolescents and young adultsCOVID-19HIVtelehealthyouth

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PMID37963069
PMCPMC10824262

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