Integrating HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment Screening within Primary Healthcare Facilities: A Pilot Training Intervention.
Nurs Res Pract
; 2022: 4495586, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment (H-NCI) remains a common comorbidity, which may affect several key health outcomes among people with HIV. However, there are shortages of appropriately skilled healthcare workers able to identify and manage H-NCI in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted an exploratory, quasi-experimental, pre- and post-cohort training intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Thirty-four healthcare workers (two general medical doctors, twenty-two nurses, and ten adherence counsellors) from six facilities and a mobile clinic unit attended two, two-hour face-to-face, training sessions. The training included knowledge and skill transfer components. Pre- and post-knowledge questionaries demonstrated an improvement among 82% (n = 28) of the attendees from all three cadres. Knowledge was retained by 88% (n = 30) of the attendees after eight weeks. The H-NCI screening tools were administered with 78% accuracy. After eight weeks, two general medical doctors and eight senior nurses were able to accurately administer the tool. The Primary Healthcare H-NCI training was successful in improving knowledge among primary healthcare workers; however, several healthcare workers experienced challenges with administering such tools.
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Nurs Res Pract
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2022
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Sudáfrica