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16251823

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with chronic viral infections such as HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C often have multiple co-existing problems such as psychiatric and addictive disorders, as well as social problems such as lack of housing, transportation and income that present challenging obstacles to successful management. Because services for these different problems are usually provided by different disciplines in varying locations, fragmentation of care can lead to treatment dropouts, lack of adherence, and poor outcomes. Integration strategies, ranging from simple efforts to improve communication and coordinate care to fully integrated multidisciplinary teams have been used to improve disease management. Although evidence for effectiveness is comprised primarily of observational studies of demonstration programmes, integration may be desirable on a pragmatic basis alone. Quality improvement strategies are attractive vehicles for implementing care integration and measuring its impact. Careful assessment of the problem to be solved and the development of targeted strategies will maximize chances of a successful outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0269-9370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S227-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Integrating care for patients with infectious, psychiatric, and substance use disorders: concepts and approaches.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, USA. mlw@niaaa.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review