Table 2 Methods and professionals involved in the LTFU patients’ reengagement
Intervention/Professional | Description (reference) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Identification of LTFU and contacting method | - Distribution of flyers/brochures distributed to participants (29,38,44) | 3 (10) |
- Coordination with other services (i.e. jails, pharmacies, hospitalization units) [25, 27, 28, 37, 38, 49] | 6 (21) | |
- Sending messages and contacting close relatives [24, 25, 30] | 3 (11) | |
- Home/field visit to the last known address [23,24,25,26, 28, 31,32,33, 48] | 9 (32) | |
- Internet searches and/or secondary database searches [25,26,27,28, 32, 33, 41, 45, 47,48,49] | 11 (39) | |
- Listing patients who meet LTFU criteria [23, 27, 30, 32, 34,35,36,37, 40, 41, 47, 50] | 12 (43) | |
- Post-mail letter/email [23,24,25,26, 28, 31, 34, 35, 40, 41, 43, 48, 49] | 13 (46) | |
- Use of electronic databases to confirm status [23,24,25,26,27,28, 30,31,32,33,34,35,36, 39,40,41,42, 45,46,47,48,49,50] | 23 (82) | |
- Calling patients by phone [23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38, 40,41,42,43, 46, 48,49,50] | 23 (82) | |
Professionals involved (as reported in the records found) | - Nurses [50] | 1 (4) |
2 (7) | ||
2 (8) | ||
3 (8) | ||
- Disease intervention/linkage specialist [25, 28, 31, 41, 51]* | 5 (21) | |
6 (21) | ||
- Counsellors/patients navigators/field workers [23, 26, 27, 32,33,34, 37, 43, 47] | 9 (24) |