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ArticleAIDS and behavior2025

Is Doxy-PEP Right for Me? Piloting a Novel Patient Decision Aid in an Urban Ambulatory Clinic.

Joan Bosco, Paul D'Avanzo, Caroline Carnevale, Edward Perez, Jenny Li, Juan Diego Ramirez, Kathrine Meyers, Magdalena Sobieszczyk, Jason Zucker

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Joan BoscoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. jrb2184@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3772-5025
Paul D'AvanzoHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Caroline CarnevaleDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Edward PerezDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jenny LiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Juan Diego RamirezDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kathrine MeyersAaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Magdalena SobieszczykDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jason ZuckerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 1 R56AI182347Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 5 K23AI150378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We iteratively designed a novel patient decision aid (PDA) to improve patient-provider communication regarding the benefits, risks, and proper usage of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP). We tested the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of counseling using this PDA among a pilot group in two academic, urban sexual health clinics. Using a pretest-posttest model we assessed the extent to which this intervention impacted participants' knowledge of and attitudes towards Doxy-PEP. Participants (N = 30) were all assigned male at birth and had at least one sexually transmitted infection in the past year; 30% were living with HIV. We found that counseling using this PDA increased participants' familiarity with, comfort with, and knowledge of Doxy-PEP. Participants found this intervention to be acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This model of employing formally evaluated PDAs to enhance patient-provider communication may be adaptable for other public health interventions.

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Decision Support TechniquesHIV InfectionsSexually Transmitted DiseasesAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCommunicationCounselingFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePilot ProjectsUrban PopulationClinician-patient communicationCommunity interventionsDoxy-PEPInformation visualizationPatient educationSTI prevention

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PMID40880007

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