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Understanding The Implementation Of Integrated Care For People Living With Hiv, Vickie A. Lynn
Understanding The Implementation Of Integrated Care For People Living With Hiv, Vickie A. Lynn
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Introduction: The integration of physical and behavioral health services is an innovative method of delivering health care services for persons dual or triply diagnosed with HIV, mental health and/or substance use disorders. Reducing the fragmented delivery of health services by integrating services into one setting is essential to providing holistic patient-centered care and address the complex health needs of this population. Although research shows integrated care improves health outcomes, little is known about the implementation of integrated care in real-world settings because the perspectives and experiences of those delivering and receiving integrated health and social services are underrepresented in the …