Table 2.
Description and quality of evidence assessment for quantitative descriptive studies (n = 20)
| Quality of Evidence Assessmenta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Reference | Sample, Sample Size, & Location | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 |
| Algarin et al. (2020) |
-Older adults enrolled in a clinical trial (n = 16 PWH) -Miami, FL |
N | ? | Y | N | Y |
| Bogart et al. (2021) |
- Black Americans participating in an RCT (n = 101 PWH) -Los Angeles County, CA |
Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Chen et al. (2021) |
-Black MSM and transgender women enrolled in an existing study (n = 90 HIV+, n = 132 HIV-) -Chicago, IL |
Y | Y | ? | N | Y |
| Cooley et al. (2021) |
- Patients who were previous study enrollees (n = 133 HIV+, 54 HIV-) -St. Louis, MO |
Y | Y | ? | N | ? |
| El-Nahal et al. (2021) |
-Patients enrolled in an HIV clinical cohort with a scheduled visit (Pre-C19 n = 2,010; during C19 n = 1,929) -Baltimore, MD |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ennis et al. (2021) |
-Patients from community healthcare clinics living with or at risk for HIV (n = 4,280 HIV+, 593 HIV-; 11,006 encounters) -Florida |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Fadul et al. (2021) |
- Visits to an HIV clinic (n = 1,559 scheduled clinic visits, including new patients; 1,167 established patient visits) -Nebraska |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ? |
| Genberg et al. (2021) |
- Members of the AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience cohort (n = 144 HIV+, 295 HIV-) -Baltimore, MD |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Hickey et al. (2021) |
- Patients enrolled in POP-UP, a care model for PWH experiencing homelessness (n = 85) -San Francisco, CA |
Y | ? | Y | Y | Y |
| Hochstatter et al. (2020) |
- PWH and substance use disorder at HIV clinics (pre-C19 n = 194 weekly surveys, 60 individuals; during C19, n = 148 weekly surveys, 43 individuals) -Wisconsin |
Y | N | Y | ? | Y |
| Kalichman et al. (2020) |
- PWH (ages 20–37 years) who were also positive for active substance use (n = 162) and currently participating in an ART adherence study -Atlanta, GA |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Kalichman et al. (2021) |
- African American/Black MSM, recruited through social media and snowball sampling (n = 148 HIV + men, 338 HIV- men) -Atlanta, GA |
Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| McGinnis et al. (2021) |
- Members of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study living with HIV with at least one outpatient visit (n = 27,674 records) -National |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| McKay et al. (2021) |
- LGBTQ individuals (age 18+) recruited on social media (n = 728 gay/bisexual men) -National |
Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Nguyen et al. (2021) |
- Individuals (> 50 years of age) who identified as being HIV+ (n = 100) -Palm Springs, CA |
Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| Sanchez et al. (2020) |
- Responses from the American Men’s Internet Survey (n = 1,051, 122 identified as HIV+) -National |
Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Sorbera et al. (2021) |
- PWH who needed ART renewals or follow-up during C19 (n = 211 patients) -Brooklyn, NY |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Spinelli et al. (2020) |
- PWH on publicly funded insurance who attend a safety-net clinic (pre-C19 n = 4,153 visits; during C19 n = 1,997 visits) -San Francisco, CA |
Y | Y | Y | ? | Y |
| Tamargo et al. (2021) |
- Participants from the Miami Adult Studies on HIV cohort (n = 183 HIV+, 116 HIV-) -Miami, FL |
Y | Y | Y | ? | Y |
| Wion & Miller (2021) |
- PWH (ages 18+) recruited via social media platforms (n = 85) -National |
Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
aMixed Methods Assessment Tool questions:
Q1. Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research questions? Q2. Is the sample representative of the target population? Q3. Are the measurements appropriate? Q4. Is the risk of nonresponse bias low? Q5. Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question?
Legend: Y-yes, N-no, ?-unclear, C19-COVID-19, ART-anti-retroviral therapy, HIV-human immunodeficiency virus, PWH-people living with HIV, RCT-randomized controlled trial, MSM-men who have sex with men