Addressing Barriers to Achieving Cardiometabolic Disorders Prevention and Treatment Goals for Persons Living With HIV in the Southeastern United States
Duke University
Summary
This study has 3 aims. Aim 1: Identify social determinants of cardiometabolic health and determine facilitators and modifiable barriers in achieving treatment goals. Aim 2: Assess PLWH knowledge, skills, and confidence for self-management of cardiometabolic disorders. Aim 3: Tailor a self-management support and education intervention with stakeholder input to address barriers to achieving treatment goals for cardiometabolic disorders in PLWH at the study sites.
Description
Aim 1: 20 PLWH ages 35 years and older with at least one cardiometabolic disorder (hypertension, dyslipidemia, or type 2 diabetes) will participate in in-depth interviews (IDIs) using photo elicitation to capture the social environment and contextual determinants of cardiometabolic disorders for PLWH. Prior to IDIs, PLWH will take photographs of facilitators and barriers to reaching their cardiometabolic health goals. During IDIs we will discuss the content of the photographs and explore the most salient facilitators and barriers that an intervention (Aim 3) must address to achieve treatment g…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Aims 1 and 2 * People living with HIV who are at least 35 years of age and who have one or more of the following conditions: hypertension, dyslipidemia, or type 2 diabetes. Aim 3 * Participants recruited from the participating clinics and community based organizations and may include, HIV providers, nurses, pharmacists, people living with HIV who have cardiometabolic disorders, and representatives of the community advisory boards, and any other key stakeholders. Age 18 or older. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who don't understand English and those who are blind.
Locations (2)
- Duke University - Charlotte Study SitesCharlotte, North Carolina
- Duke University - Duke Study SiteDurham, North Carolina