title: Motivational Interviewing among HIV Health Care Providers: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Engagement and Retention in Care in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
abstract: In Argentina, providers' response to motivational interviewing (MI) to improve engagement and retention in care among challenging patients with HIV was evaluated. Twelve HIV care physicians participated, and their video recordings pre- and post-MI training were also obtained. One week post-training, 11 of the 12 participants were committed to using MI strategies during consult session. Of the 12 participants, 9 demonstrated appropriate utilization of MI techniques and change in HIV education provided during consultation (Z = -2.375, P = .018). Motivational interviewing appears to be a viable strategy to enhance engagement and retention in challenging HIV-positive patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA linabofill@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bofill
authors.affiliation: Fundación Helios Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Fundación Huésped, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.affiliation: Fundación Helios Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bordato
authors.affiliation: Fundación Huésped, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Analia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorigo
authors.affiliation: Fundación Helios Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Cabanillas
authors.affiliation: Fundación Huésped, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aristegui
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing/Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Drenna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waldrop-Valverde
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Argentina; HIV; adherence; motivational interviewing; retention in care