Satisfaction and knowledge among patients with HIV after switching from tenofovir to tenofovir alafenamide in regimens containing emtricitabine and rilpivirine

Manuel Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés, Teresa Gramage-Caro, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Sagrado, Beatriz Montero-Llorente, Teresa Bermejo-Vicedo, .

Keywords: HIV, tenofovir, rilpivirine, pharmacists, patient satisfaction, patient medication knowledge

Abstract

Introduction: Satisfaction and knowledge among patients with HIV after switching from tenofovir to tenofovir/alafenamide remain unexplored. Given that both parameters are associated with better health outcomes it is relevant to measure them in patients during routine clinical practice.
Objective: To evaluate the degree of knowledge and satisfaction in patients who had their antiretroviral regimen switched from rilpivirine (RPV)/emtricitabine (FTC)/TDF to RPV/FTC/TAF.
Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective study in a third-level hospital between September, 2018, and November, 2018. We included patients who had previously been treated with RPV/FTC/TDF and collected their RPV/FTC/TAF treatment in the second visit. A 5-point Likert-type agreement/disagreement scale was used to assess satisfaction and knowledge regarding the medication switch.
Results: We included 116 patients in the study of whom 75% were satisfied and 64% had a high-level of knowledge. Young patients were less satisfied with the way in which the change was explained (p=0.0487). Concerning the new medication, the patients were better informed about its renal (85% of them) and bone benefits (82%) than about its adverse effects on the lipid profile (40%).
Conclusions: The patients were generally satisfied with the change in medication and well nformed about the dosage and advantages of TAF over TDF, but less well informed about the possible adverse effects of TAF.

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  • Manuel Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
  • Teresa Gramage-Caro Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
  • Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Sagrado Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
  • Beatriz Montero-Llorente Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
  • Teresa Bermejo-Vicedo Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España

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Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés M, Gramage-Caro T, Rodríguez-Sagrado M Ángel, Montero-Llorente B, Bermejo-Vicedo T. Satisfaction and knowledge among patients with HIV after switching from tenofovir to tenofovir alafenamide in regimens containing emtricitabine and rilpivirine. biomedica [Internet]. 2020 May 1 [cited 2024 May 18];40(Supl. 1):132-8. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/4989

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