Publications by authors named "L Ben Slama"
Implementation of long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine: primary results from the perspective of staff study participants in the Cabotegravir And Rilpivirine Implementation Study in European Locations.
J Int AIDS Soc
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- Cabotegravir plus rilpivirine (CAB+RPV) is a long-acting HIV treatment being studied for its implementation effectiveness in European clinics through the CARISEL study.
- The study involved 18 clinics that were divided into two groups: one received standard support, while the other got enhanced support that included more training and team meetings.
- Staff participants (SSPs) reported high acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility scores for CAB+RPV throughout the year, indicating positive feedback on its implementation, with no significant differences noted between the two support groups.
The secrecy surrounding HIV continues to be a major concern for older people living with HIV (OPWH) despite their long-term experience of HIV and the presence of other chronic diseases. Our study aims to highlight how the secrecy surrounding HIV can affect the management of the other conditions. The results of this socio-anthropological sub-study of the ANRS EP66 SEPTAVIH study, which assesses frailty in OPWH, are based on in-depth interviews conducted with 20 OPWH with multimorbidities aged 70 years and over and 9 caregivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: People with HIV (PWH) are aging. Frailty is an age-related condition predictive of hospitalization and mortality. Here, we assessed the frequency and factors associated with frailty transitions at 1-year follow-up in elderly PWH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA fundamental parameter to evaluate the beam delivery precision and stability on a clinical linear accelerator (linac) is the focal spot position (FSP) measured relative to the collimator axis of the radiation head. The aims of this work were to evaluate comprehensive data on FSP acquired on linacs in clinical use and to establish the ability of alternative phantoms to detect effects on patient plan delivery related to FSP. FSP measurements were conducted using a rigid phantom holding two ball-bearings at two different distances from the radiation source.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectron beam dosimetry is sensitive to the surface contour of the patient. Over 10% difference between Treatment Planning System (TPS) and independent monitor-unit (IMU) calculations have been reported in the literature. Similar results were observed in our clinic between Radformation ClearCalc IMU and Eclipse TPS electron Monte Carlo (eMC) algorithm (v.
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