Healthcare utilisation in people living with HIV: the role of substance use, mood/anxiety disorders and unsustained viral suppression – a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada, 2001–2019
In this study, SUD, mood/anxiety disorders and unsustained suppression, when combined, resulted in the highest healthcare utilisation among PLWH. The results suggest that providing comprehensive mental health and substance use services to PLWH and addressing barriers to sustained suppression could reduce the healthcare burden within this population.
Authors
- Sara Shayegi-Nik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3163-4118)
- Carly Magee
- William G. Honer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7628-5108)
- Katherine W. Kooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9530-5728)
- Michael Budu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-6256)
- Viviane D. Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-091X)
- Julio Montaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-9829)
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7001-2383)
- Robert S Hogg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-4010)
- Jenny Li
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- AIDS Vancouver (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088818
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Merck
- Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Ministry of Health, British Columbia
- Victoria General Hospital Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research