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March 8, 2025
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Impact of training healthcare professionals in the detection and management of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in people with HIV: The CONECTAR project in Spain

Publicated to:Hiv Medicine. 26 (5): 721-733 - 2025-02-24 26(5), DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70002

Authors: Blanch, Jordi; Martinez, Esteban; Mena, Alvaro; Duenas, Carlos; Bernal, Enrique; Cabello, Alfonso; Hayek, Marcelino; Mican, Rafael; Morillo-Verdugo, Ramon; Sainz, Maria; Conde, Cristina Gonzalez; Perez-Valero, Ignacio

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Complejo Hosp Univ Nuestra Senora Candelaria, Unidad Enfermedades Infecciosas, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain - Author
Gilead Sci, Med Affairs, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Dept Psychiat & Psychol, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Unidad Enfermedades Infecciosas, Serv Med Interna, Valladolid, Spain - Author
Hosp Reina Sofia, Inst Murciano Invest Biosanit IMIB, Murcia, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Unit Infect Dis, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Cordoba, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Santa Maria Lleida, Psychiat Mental Hlth & Addict Serv, Gestio Serv Sanit, Lleida 25198, Spain - Author
Hosp Valme, Serv Farm, Seville, Spain - Author
Inst Maimonides Invest Biomed Cordoba IMIB, Grp Virol & Zoonosis, Cordoba, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Infecciosas CIB, Madrid, Spain - Author
La Paz Carlos III Univ Hosp, Internal Med Dept, HIV Unit, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ A Coruna UDC, Complejo Hosp Univ A Coruna CHUAC, Grp Virol Clin, Inst Invest Biomed A Coruna INIB, La Coruna, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Hosp Clin, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Valladolid, Sch Med, Dept Med Dermatol & Toxicol, Valladolid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Introduction: Although anxiety, depression and insomnia in people with HIV (PWH) are prevalent and have a major impact on clinical outcomes and quality of life, physicians fail to evaluate them routinely. The CONECTAR Project [Neuropsychiatric Comorbidity (NPC): Key to Antiretroviral Treatment] aimed to improve NPC clinical care in PWH in Spain by upskilling healthcare professionals (HCPs). Methods: A group of HCPs developed a training programme, supported by national and international guidelines, to improve expertise on detecting and managing NPCs in PWH. The programme was conducted through workshops for physicians and nurses in various Spanish regions from April to November 2023; survey questionnaires were administered to physicians before the commencement of training and 15 days after. Later, a workshop was held for nurses who manage NPCs in PWH. Results: The programme was completed by 64 physicians (22 had completed both questionnaires) and 11 nurses (no feedback obtained). Feedback from physicians reflected that the programme boosted awareness and self-perception of being more qualified, knowledgeable and able to use management tools and resources. Physicians also reported improved perception of time available for visits and more frequent enquiries about patients' NPC symptoms. Despite their satisfaction with the workshops, half of the physicians recognized the need for more training. Conclusion: The CONECTAR Project was a successful training programme that was well received and valued by HCPs who routinely manage NPCs in PWH. Institutions involved in HCP training to manage anxiety, depression and insomnia more effectively in PWH should consider similar proposals to reinforce clinical practices.

Keywords

AdultAnxietyComorbidityDepressionDisordersFemaleHealth personnelHiv infectionsHumansInsomniaMaleManagementMental disordersMiddle agedNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesPeople living with hiPeople living with hivSleep initiation and maintenance disordersSpainSurveys and questionnairesSymptom

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Hiv Medicine due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category .

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 2.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Blanch Andreu, Jordi) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Martinez Chamorro, Esteban.