Publications by authors named "Laetitia Roustand"

Objective: To estimate the incidence of hospitalization with a diagnosis of herpes zoster (HZ) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in France between 2013 and 2020, overall and stratified by age-group and immune status.

Methods: Retrospective observational, database study, using the French hospital discharge database, which includes private and public data for all day-care and inpatient stays. Adults aged ≥18 years, hospitalized between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2020, with a diagnosis of HZ or PHN, were included.

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Background: The objective is to characterise the economic burden to the healthcare system of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in France and to help decision makers in identifying risk factors associated with high-cost and high mortality profiles.

Design And Methods: The study is a retrospective analysis of PLWHIV identified in the French National Health Insurance database (SNDS). All PLWHIV present in the database in 2013 were identified.

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Objectives: A novel long-acting regimen (LAR) of cabotegravir and rilpivirine for HIV treatment requires dosing every 2 months instead of daily. We assessed what proportion of people living with HIV and physicians would be interested in trying and offering LAR respectively and why.

Methods: 688 people living with HIV on treatment, and 120 HIV physicians completed web-based surveys in Germany, Italy, the UK and France during 2019.

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Background: The daily oral dosing requirement for antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be challenging for some people living with HIV (PLWHIV) with comorbid conditions, confidentiality concerns or pill fatigue. We investigated suboptimal adherence from the perspective of PLWHIV and HIV physicians.

Methods: PLWHIV on ART (n = 688) and HIV physicians (n = 120) were surveyed during 2019 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK.

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