Maria Altenfelder Santos

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Researcher in Public Health. Bachelor's degree in Psychology (PUC-SP), Master's degree in Social Psychology (IPUSP) and Doctorate with a focus on Public Health (Preventive Medicine/FMUSP). Specialization in Psychodrama, with a socio-educational focus (DPSedes). Member of the research teams: Care Line for Health in Adolescence and Youth for the Brazilian Unified Health System (Centro de Saúde Escola Butantã/FMUSP), since 2016; and the Qualiaids Research Team (Preventive Medicine/FMUSP), since 2010. Work focused on the Brazilian Unified Health System, with an emphasis on the areas of Health Policies, Planning, Management and Evaluation; Health Care Networks; HIV/AIDS; Health in Adolescence and Youth; Psychosocial Care. ORCID: 0000-0001-9381-8837. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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Data and information analyst, BP.TT

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Background: Patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy is critical to ensure the effectiveness of treatment. Health services play an important role in patient adherence. Previous studies demonstrated associations between site characteristics and rates of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Objective: To investigate the associations between site organizational characteristics and m…
The role of health services in patient adherence to antiretroviral treatment of HIV/AIDS: associations between adherence measures and organizational characteristics of public healthcare sites that assist people living with HIV in Brazil, BP.DR
CRITICAL ANLISIS OF A WORK PROCESS TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE OF THE PATIENT LIVING WITH AIDS TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, BP.MS

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Background: Patient adherence measures can be used to monitor performance in HIV healthcare facilities. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) predicts good treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction with care received. Few studies have investigated which aspects of care organization contribute to the promotion of higher levels of patient adherence. Objectives: In this study we intend…
Evaluation of performance in the Brazilian public HIV healthcare facilities: associations between patient adherence measures, size and geographic region of sites and characteristics of structure and process of care, BE.EP.DR

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