title: [Increasing participation of primary care in the management of people with human immunodeficiency virus: hospital care professionals express their views].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the opinions of infectious diseases professionals on the possibilities of monitoring patients with HIV in Primary Care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study using in-depth interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  Infectious Diseases Unit in the University Hospital "Virgen de la Victoria" in Málaga.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health professionals with more than one year experience working in infectious diseases. A total of 25 respondents: 5 doctors, 15 nurses and 5 nursing assistants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sample. Semi-structured interviews were used that were later transcribed verbatim. Content analysis was performed according to the Taylor and Bogdan approach with computer support. Validation of information was made through additional analysis, expert participation, and feedback of part of the results to the participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hospital care professionals considered the disease-related complexity of HIV, treatment and social aspects that may have an effect on the organizational level of care. Professionals highlighted the benefits of specialized care, although opinions differed between doctors and nurses as regards follow up in Primary Care. Some concerns emerged about the level of training, confidentiality and workload in Primary Care, although they mentioned potential advantages related to accessibility of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians perceive difficulties in following up HIV patients in Primary Care, even for those patients with a good control of their disease. Nurses and nursing assistants are more open to this possibility due to the proximity to home and health promotion in Primary Care.
authors: Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario «Virgen de la Victoria», Málaga, España. Electronic address: angelaol73@gmail.com.
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Ortega López
authors: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España.
authors: José Miguel
authors: JM
authors: Morales Asencio
authors: Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario «Virgen de la Victoria», Málaga, España.
authors: Cristóbal
authors: C
authors: Rengel Díaz
authors: Distrito Sanitario Málaga, Centro de Salud «La Luz», Málaga, España.
authors: Eloísa María
authors: EM
authors: Peñas Cárdenas
authors: Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario «Virgen de la Victoria», Málaga, España.
authors: María José
authors: MJ
authors: González Rodríguez
authors: Unidad de Urgencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, España.
authors: Rut
authors: R
authors: Prado de la Sierra
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: Atención Primaria; Chronic illness; Confidencialidad; Confidentiality; Enfermedades crónicas; Human immunodeficiency virus; Integration; Integridad asistencial; Primary care; Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana