Abstract
Our objective was to identify all existing systematic reviews related to counselling, case management and health promotion
for people living with HIV/AIDS. For the reviews identified, we assessed the quality and local applicability to support evidence-informed
policy and practice. We searched 12 electronic databases and two reviewers independently assessed the 5,398 references retrieved
from our searches and included 18 systematic reviews. Each review was categorized according to the topic(s) addressed, quality
appraised and summarized by extracting key messages, the year searches were last completed and the countries in which included
studies were conducted. Twelve reviews address topics related to counselling and case management (mean quality score of 6.5/11).
Eight reviews (mean quality score of 6/11) address topics related to health promotion (two address both domains). The findings
from this overview of systematic reviews provide a useful resource for supporting the development and delivery of evidence-informed
support services in community settings.
for people living with HIV/AIDS. For the reviews identified, we assessed the quality and local applicability to support evidence-informed
policy and practice. We searched 12 electronic databases and two reviewers independently assessed the 5,398 references retrieved
from our searches and included 18 systematic reviews. Each review was categorized according to the topic(s) addressed, quality
appraised and summarized by extracting key messages, the year searches were last completed and the countries in which included
studies were conducted. Twelve reviews address topics related to counselling and case management (mean quality score of 6.5/11).
Eight reviews (mean quality score of 6/11) address topics related to health promotion (two address both domains). The findings
from this overview of systematic reviews provide a useful resource for supporting the development and delivery of evidence-informed
support services in community settings.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-14
- DOI 10.1007/s10461-012-0283-1
- Authors
- Michael G. Wilson, McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Winston Husbands, AIDS Committee of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Lydia Makoroka, AIDS Committee of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sergio Rueda, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada
- Nicole R. Greenspan, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Angela Eady, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Le-Ann Dolan, Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation, Toronto, Canada
- Rick Kennedy, Ontario AIDS Network, Toronto, Canada
- Jessica Cattaneo, AIDS Committee of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sean Rourke, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada
- Journal AIDS and Behavior
- Online ISSN 1573-3254
- Print ISSN 1090-7165