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Gao Y, Hu Q, Leuba SI, Jia L, Wang H, Huang X, Chen Y, Wang H, Zhang J, Chu Z, Zhang L, Wang Z, Shang H, Xu J. Medication Non-adherence and Condomless Anal Intercourse Increased Substantially During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among MSM PrEP Users: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Four Chinese Metropolises. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:738541. [PMID: 35573017 PMCID: PMC9100828 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.738541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted HIV prevention strategies globally. However, changes in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence and HIV-related behaviors, and their associations with medication adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) PrEP users remain unclear since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A Retrospective Cohort Study of HIV-negative MSM PrEP users was conducted in four Chinese metropolises from December 2018 to March 2020, assessing the changes in PrEP adherence and HIV-related behaviors before and during the COVID-19. The primary outcome was poor PrEP adherence determined from self-reported missing at least one PrEP dose in the previous month. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine factors correlated with poor adherence during COVID-19. Results We enrolled 791 eligible participants (418 [52.8%] in daily PrEP and 373 [47.2%] in event-driven PrEP). Compared with the data conducted before the COVID-19, the proportion of PrEP users decreased from 97.9 to 64.3%, and the proportion of poor PrEP adherence increased from 23.6 to 50.1% during the COVID-19 [odds ratio (OR) 3.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.62-4.02]. While the percentage of condomless anal intercourse (CAI) with regular partners (11.8 vs. 25.7%) and with casual partners (4.4 vs. 9.0%) both significantly increased. The proportion of those who were tested for HIV decreased from 50.1 to 25.9%. Factors correlated with poor PrEP adherence during the COVID-19 included not being tested for HIV (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.38 [95% CI: 1.00, 1.91]), using condoms consistently with regular partners (vs. never, aOR = 2.19 [95% CI: 1.16, 4.13]), and being married or cohabitating with a woman (vs. not married, aOR = 3.08 [95% CI: 1.60, 5.95]). Conclusions Increased poor PrEP adherence and CAI along with the decrease in HIV testing can lead to an increase in HIV acquisition and drug resistance to PrEP. Targeted interventions are needed to improve PrEP adherence and HIV prevention strategies.
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- Yangyang Gao
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases, Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases, Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Hong Shang
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Immunology (China Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenyang, China,Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China,Junjie Xu
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Dyrmishi E, De Pieri M, Ferrari M, Traber R, Preve M, De Peri L, Bolla E. Case Report: Long-Acting Oral Cariprazine. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:876003. [PMID: 35573352 PMCID: PMC9093047 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.876003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Cariprazine is a third-generation antipsychotic, approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and used off-label for schizoaffective disorder and treatment-resistant depression. Cariprazine is a partial agonist at dopamine receptors D2 and D3 and serotonin receptor 5HT1A and an antagonist at serotonin receptors 5HT2B and 5HT2A. It is metabolized by CYP3A4 in desmetyl-cariprazine and didesmethyl-cariprazine, both active metabolites with a half-life of 1-2 days and 2-3 weeks, respectively. Case Report Here we show the cases of 3 outpatients diagnosed with bipolar I disorder (two patients) and schizoaffective disorder (one patients) and characterized by low adherence to treatment, satisfactory cognitive and personal functioning and average disease severity to whom we administered cariprazine as a monotherapy, on a two-times a week schedule (i.e., every 72-96 h). We evaluated response to treatment and disease remission according to conventional definitions, using rating scales BPRS, PANSS and BDI-II. Two-times a week treatment was set either after a disease relapse (one patient), after a sustained remission obtained with daily administration of cariprazine (one patient) or since our first evaluation (one patient). After 4 weeks of treatment all three patients satisfied criteria for response to treatment and remission, a result that was sustained for 8 (in one patients) and 12 months (in other two patients) and still ongoing. Discussion Reported results support our hypothesis that long half-lives of cariprazine and its metabolites provide an adequate therapeutic response with a two-times a week administration. In selected patients, cariprazine administered as a "oral long-acting" seems effective in treating acute episodes of illness and in sustaining remission, combining advantages of oral and long-acting injectable antipsychotics concerning therapeutic alliance.
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- PhD Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Medical Humanities, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Center for Research in Medical Pharmacology, Varese, Italy
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- Center for Research in Medical Pharmacology, Varese, Italy
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- Organizzazione Sociopsichiatrica Cantonale, Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Organizzazione Sociopsichiatrica Cantonale, Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Organizzazione Sociopsichiatrica Cantonale, Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Organizzazione Sociopsichiatrica Cantonale, Mendrisio, Switzerland
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Chan AHY, Cooper V, Lycett H, Horne R. Practical Barriers to Medication Adherence: What Do Current Self- or Observer-Reported Instruments Assess? Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:572. [PMID: 32477110 PMCID: PMC7237632 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Introduction Practical adherence barriers (e.g., medication frequency) are generally more amenable to intervention than perceptual barriers (e.g., beliefs). Measures which assess adherence barriers exist, however these tend to measure a mix of factors. There is a need to identify what practical barriers are captured by current measures. Aim To identify and synthesise the practical adherence barriers which are assessed by currently available self- or observer-report adherence measures. Methods A search for systematic reviews of self- or observer-report report adherence measures was conducted. Three electronic databases (Embase, Ovid Medline, and PsycInfo) were searched using terms based on adherence, adherence barriers and measures. Systematic reviews reporting on adherence measures which included at least one self- or observer-report questionnaire or scale were included. Adherence measures were extracted and coded on whether they addressed perceptual or practical barriers, or both. Practical items were then analysed thematically. Results Following screening of 272 initial abstracts, 20 full-text papers were reviewed. Four were excluded after full-text review, leaving 16 systematic reviews for data extraction. From these, 187 different adherence measures were extracted and coded, and 23 unique measures were identified as assessing practical barriers and included in the final analysis. Seven key themes were identified: formulation; instructions for use; issues with remembering; capability—knowledge and skills; financial; medication supply and social environment. Conclusion Existing adherence measures capture a variety of practical barriers which can be grouped into seven categories. These findings may be used to inform the development of a measure of practical adherence barriers.
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- Amy Hai Yan Chan
- Centre of Behavioural Medicine, Department of Practice and Policy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre of Behavioural Medicine, Department of Practice and Policy, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Spoonful of Sugar Ltd, UCL-Business Spin-out Company, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre of Behavioural Medicine, Department of Practice and Policy, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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