The role of peers in linkage, engagement, and retention in HIV care
2017
Key take-home messages In the HIV community, a peer is someone living with HIV who contributes to positive health outcomes of other community members, but is not usually a health...
Sports and social gay networks for HIV prevention
2010
Key take-home messages We were unable to locate any research evidence assessing sport and/or social gay networks as HIV prevention strategies. The studies we did identify assess social networks as...
Global research output on HIV/AIDS-related medication adherence from 1980 to 2017
2018
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are global health burden. Medication adherence in people living with HIV (PLWH) is a key element in reducing morbidity and...
Reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings: A systematic review of guidelines, tools, standards of practice, best practices, consensus statements and systematic reviews
2018
Introduction: Policy makers and health professionals prefer to use preappraised and summarized evidence. Stigma and discrimination (SAD) reduction activities and programs are needed to improve the quality of care delivered...
The Impact of co-morbid severe mental illness and HIV upon mental and physical health and social outcomes: A systematic review
2018
Our aim was to review the evidence related to the impact of co-morbid severe mental illness SMI (schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorder) and HIV upon mental health, physical health and...
Systemic arterial hypertension in people living with HIV/AIDS: Integrative review
2017
OBJECTIVE: To analyze scientific productions about the relationship between HIV and Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). METHOD: Integrative literature review in six databases, held in...
Massage and recreation therapy for reducing stress for people living with HIV
2009
Key take-home messages There are few studies on the effects of massage on stress, quality of life or immune measures for people living with HIV/AIDS as two systematic reviews (one...
Latino men and coming out
2010
Key take-home messages Further research is required to fully demonstrate the differences in ‘coming out’ patterns between Latino and White MSM and how these differences impact health, HIV outcomes and...
East and South East Asian women’s sexual health
2012
Key take-home messages There is very little research that exclusively focuses on the sexual health and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and/or HIV prevention for East and South East...
Gay men’s attitudes and perceptions regarding rapid HIV home testing
2013
Key take-home messages Rapid HIV home testing could be an effective risk reduction and HIV prevention tool. A majority of gay men are interested in accessing home testing. Gay men...
Case management and community engagement models
2014
Key take-home messages Very few case management, community capacity building or community development models were found specific to people living with or at-risk of HIV. None were found specific to...
The role of nurse practitioners in HIV care
2016
Key take-home messages Nurses are playing an increasing important role as people diagnosed with HIV live longer. HIV care provided by nurse practitioners is equal to or better than care...