HOPE2ACTION: Emory EMR Staff Instructions (1143)

Citation: NIH R01MH121962. 2024. Jessica Sales, PhD., Ameeta Kalokhe, MD, MSc. Emory University.

Study Description: The high prevalence of violence (i.e. intimate partner violence, child abuse, community violence) experienced by people living with HIV (PLWH) and its negative impact on HIV-related health outcomes underscore the need for systematic violence screening and intervention to be incorporated into HIV care services. To help resource- limited Ryan White HIV Clinics (RWCs) and AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) at the heart of the United States HIV epidemic prioritize the forms of violence on which they should dedicate screening and support services, we first assess the relative impact of the different forms of violence on retention in HIV care and HIV viral suppression. Next, we explore the preferences of key stakeholders (i.e. PLWH, HIV care providers and staff at RWCs and ASOs) for violence screening and support service provision/referral to ultimately inform evidence- based violence screening protocols and a proof-of-concept violence support model that leverages existing local RWC and ASO infrastructure to address psychosocial consequences of violence.

Document Type(s): Research Staff Instructions

Study Type(s): Case Series Study

Study Method(s): Chart Extraction Quantitative Clinical

Topic Area(s): Community Health Behavioral Implementation Trauma-Informed Care Clinical

Geography: Domestic

Study Year: 2022

Project Name: HOPE2ACTION