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. 2021 Jan 6;21:24. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-06010-x

Table 2.

Overlap between MDM Model of Care and HIV Clinic Care

(+)α HIV Clinic model & (−)β MDM (+) HIV Clinic model & (+) MDM (−) HIV Clinic model & (+) MDM
Workload Sense-making • Patient education on purposes for medication/adherence to medication • Tailored sense-making support

Enrolling/

Planning

• Coordinated, team-based care • Coaching to build patient capacity for self-care
Enacting Work • Adherence stressed in all sessions due to dire consequences of non-adherence

• Coordinated, team-based care

• Medication burden recognized and supported

• Person-centered scheduling for all care*
Appraisal • Consistent feedback regarding viral load/success of treatment plan
Capacity Biography/living life

• Unique focus on mental health/substance abuse

• Privacy mechanisms

• Support during biographical disruption from illness
Resources • Advocate for additional services
Environment • Professionalism, Trust

• Positive Healthcare Environment

• Coordinated, team-based care

• Continuity of coordinated care

• Entire team focused on workload/capacity
Work • Team members co-location • Additional services (such as home health) arranged for high-need cases • Coaching to build patient capacity for self-care
Social

• Social support assessed by a social worker

• Stigma minimized

• Social support system understood by all clinicians

• Social network support offered as part of care (e.g., patient groups, community resources)

Other

• Attention to clinician workload**

• Manageable case load

α (+) = present in

β (−) = absent from

* Although this appeared in the HIV clinic, it was recognizably inconsistent and varied between staff members

** Recently, the work of MDM has recognized that understanding clinicians’ capacity and workload are also essential components of delivering a minimally disruptive care; thus, there is a need to assess and address that