title: Cohort Profile: Longitudinal Investigations into Supportive and Ancillary health services.
abstract: The Longitudinal Investigations into Supportive and Ancillary health services (LISA) study is a cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS who have ever accessed anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in British Columbia, Canada. The LISA study was developed to better understand the outcomes of people living with HIV with respect to supportive services use, socio-demographic factors and quality of life. Between July 2007 and January 2010, 1000 participants completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire that included questions concerning medical history, substance use, social and medical support services, food and housing security and other social determinants of health characteristics. Of the 1000 participants, 917 were successfully linked to longitudinal clinical data through the provincial Drug Treatment Program. Within the LISA cohort, 27% of the participants are female, the median age is 39 years and 32% identify as Aboriginal. Knowledge translation activities for LISA include the creation of plain language summaries, internet resources and arts-based engagement activities such as Photovoice.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada and Division of AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Katrina C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salters
authors.forename: Jamie I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: Alexis K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Surita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parashar
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cescon
authors.forename: Hasina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Samji
authors.forename: Julio Sg
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Montaner
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hogg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001828:Body Image; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006798:Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013240:Stereotyping; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents