کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2660636 1564186 2013 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Social Support Networks and Primary Care Use by HIV-Infected Drug Users
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های عفونی
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Social Support Networks and Primary Care Use by HIV-Infected Drug Users
چکیده انگلیسی

HIV-infected current and former drug users utilize primary care and preventive health services at suboptimal rates, but little is known about how social support networks are associated with health services use. We investigated the relationship between social support networks and the use of specific types of health services by HIV-infected drug users receiving methadone maintenance. We found that persons with greater social support, in particular more social network members or more network members aware of their HIV status, were more likely to use primary care services. In contrast, social support networks were not related to emergency room or inpatient hospital use. Interventions that build social support might improve coordinated and continuous health services utilization by HIV-infected persons in outpatient drug treatment.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Volume 24, Issue 2, March–April 2013, Pages 135–144
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