Interventions to Improve HIV Care Engagement After Hospital Discharge

Interventions to Improve HIV Care Engagement Within 30 Days After Hospital Discharge Among HIV-infected Patients

A quasi-experitmental study of the efficacy interventions, including additional HIV care team daily inpatient round and three telephone calls to remind the upcoming clinic appointment, in improving HIV care engagement within 30 days after hospital discharge among HIV-infected patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• HIV-infected patients hospitalized at Thammasat University Hospital during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patients who die during admission, are readmitted prior to 30 days after discharge or with incomplete data
• Readmission episodes of the same enrolled patients during the study period