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. 2021 Feb 5;37(2):75–88. doi: 10.1089/aid.2020.0126

Table 1.

Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy Key Questions and Relevant Considerations by Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model Domain

PRISM domain Key questions Considerations
Intervention What concerns do patients have about LAI-ART? • Efficacy
• Side effects
• Clinic visits
• Fear of needles/injections
• Number of injections per dose
• Frequency of injections
• Bodily location of injections
• Cost
What concerns do providers have about LAI-ART? • Efficacy
• Side effects
• Clinic visits
• Number of injections per dose
• Frequency of injections
• Cost
• Modality
• Resistance
• Oral lead-in/PK tail
• DDIs
• Clinical management/resources
Recipients At which patient populations is LAI-ART best directed? • People non-adherent to pills
• Women/pregnant women
• People with substance abuse challenges
• People with mental challenges
• Unstably housed
• Youth/adolescents
Which organizations/providers are best suited to administer LAI-ART? • Hospitals
• HIV specialists
• PCPs
• Clinics
• Pharmacies
• Community health centers
• Shot clinics
External environment What external factors bear on the implementation of LAI-ART? • Regulatory environment
• Health care reform/ACA
• Medicaid expansion
• Preexisting conditions
• Exchange plans
• Payers
• Third party payers
• Medicare/Medicaid
• Uninsured
• Stigma
• HIV
• Homophobia
• Transphobia
• Systemic racism
Infrastructure What is needed to craft a sustainable infrastructure for LAI-ART? • Appropriate venue
• Venue logistics/patient flow
• Patient/provider education

PRISM, Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model; LAI-ART, long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy; PK, pharmacokinetic; DDI, drug–drug interaction; PCP, primary care provider; ACA, Affordable Care Act.