A multidimensional education program at substance dependence treatment centers improves patient knowledge and hepatitis C care

Table 2 HCV infection clinical care endpoints

Endpoints	Definition
Patient referral rate	Nr. of patient referred to liver specialist^a/Nr. of patients enrolled in the program
Attendance at referrals rate	Nr. of patients with confirmed hospital visit^b/Nr. of patient referred to liver specialist
Treatment proposal rate	Nr. of treatment proposals^c/Nr. of referred patients with confirmed hospital visit
Treatment initiation rate	Nr. of treatment initiations^d/Nr. of treatment proposals
Treatment retention rate	Nr. patients that completed or maintained treatment^e/Nr. patients that initiated treatment

Nr number
^aPatient referrals = patients with a previous referral appointment scheduled at a liver specialist
^bPatients with confirmed hospital visit = Patients who referral resulted in a liver specialist appointment
^cTreatment proposal = treatment eligible patients who were proposed for treatment by the liver specialist
^dTreatment initiation = at least one medication intake confirmed by liver specialist
^eTreatment retention = patients that completed or were still on treatment, whichever occurred first

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