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dc.contributor.authorFry, F
dc.contributor.authorShawyer, V
dc.contributor.authorEndacott, R
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T14:58:39Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T14:58:39Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.issn1479-5248
dc.identifier.issn2052-2835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10892
dc.description.abstract

<jats:p> Low uptake of treatment remains a considerable challenge in the management of patients with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and difficulties with phlebotomy contribute to this significantly. This systematic review aimed to locate and synthesise evidence regarding: (i) the impact of phlebotomy experience on access to treatment for HCV and (ii) interventions made to improve the experience of phlebotomy for people with HCV. Abstracts were reviewed for 100 articles, a full-text review was undertaken of 16 and four were subjected to quality appraisal. Analysis of the studies revealed three main issues: (i) how access to phlebotomy was characterised by perceptions of stigma and fear of blood sampling, (ii) the impact of poor phlebotomy experience on treatment access and (iii) lack of communication between service users and service providers. Only one study reported the impact of an intervention to improve phlebotomy experience. Recent treatment developments have the potential to make a significant impact on mortality and morbidity for those living with HCV. However, to introduce appropriate interventions, it is essential to engage service users. </jats:p>

dc.format.extent28-41
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMark Allen Healthcare
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectLiver Disease
dc.subjectHepatitis - C
dc.subjectDigestive Diseases
dc.subjectHepatitis
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectChronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
dc.subjectEmerging Infectious Diseases
dc.subject8 Health and social care services research
dc.subject7.1 Individual care needs
dc.subject8.1 Organisation and delivery of services
dc.subject7 Management of diseases and conditions
dc.subjectInfection
dc.subject3 Good Health and Well Being
dc.titleExperience with phlebotomy for people with hepatitis C: a systematic review
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.issue7
plymouth.volume14
plymouth.publisher-urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2016.14.7.28
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalGastrointestinal Nursing
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/gasn.2016.14.7.28
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-08-01
dc.identifier.eissn2052-2835
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.12968/gasn.2016.14.7.28
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-09
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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