Longitudinal Investigations into Supportive and Ancillary health services (LISA)
The LISA study is a cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS who have ever accessed anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in British Columbia, Canada. The LISA study was developed to better understand the outcomes of people living with HIV with respect to supportive services use, socio-demographic factors, and quality of life. Between July 2007 and January 2010, 1,000 participants completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire that included questions concerning medical history, substance use, social and medical support services, food and housing security, and other social determinants of health characteristics. Of the 1,000 participants, 917 were successfully linked to longitudinal clinical data through the provincial Drug Treatment Program. Within the LISA cohort, 27% of the participants are female, the median age is 39 years, and 32% identify as Aboriginal.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
917 (participants)
Age at first data collection
> 19 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
University of British Columbia (UBC)
University of Victoria (UVic)
Vancouver Coastal Health
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
Quantitative data collection
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
Qualitative data collection
- None
Neuroimaging data collection
- None
Linked or secondary data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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