Caring for a Patient with HIV/AIDS
Tags: HIV-positive persons; PATIENTS
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- Research provides clues to adherence strategies. // Hospital Home Health;Apr2010, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p44
The article offers information on research for an adherence intervention program for HIV patients qualifying for enhanced services due to threats to optimal adherence or health outcomes as a result of their disease.
- Less Adherence in Well Patients. // AIDS Patient Care & STDs;Sep98, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p717
Reports that according to a national survey, HIV patients who feel well exhibit difficulty in adhering to HIV treatment regimens. Effect of adherence issues on HIV-positive persons; How respondents rated their adherence performance; Reference to the Community Prescription Services Adherence Study.
- Further Reading. // Youth with HIV/AIDS: Living with the Diagnosis;2008, p124
This section presents a list of books on people with HIV/AIDS.
- Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Housing Unit for Human Immunodeficiency Virus--Infected Patients in a Correctional Facility: Transmission Risk Factors and Effective Outbreak Control. Mohle-Boetani, Janet C.; Miguelino, Vanessa; Dewsnup, Daniel H.; Desmond, Edward; Horowitz, Evalyn; Waterman, Stephen H.; Bick, Joseph // Clinical Infectious Diseases;3/1/2002, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p668
Presents a case-control study which compared inmate case patients infected with an outbreak strain of tuberculosis (TB) with inmates who resided in the HIV unit at California state prison A in November 1995. Risk factors for in-prison transmission of TB; Intervention guidelines for the...
- Hepatitis C support group forming. // Gay & Lesbian Times;5/8/2003, Issue 802, p23
Reports on the formation of a support group that will address, support and give hope to individuals living with hepatitis C or hepatitis C/HIV co-infection.
- Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction in a Specialized HIV/AIDS Care Unit of a Major Hospital. Tsasis, Peter; Tsoukas, Christos; Deutsch, Gretty // AIDS Patient Care & STDs;Jul2000, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p347
Patient satisfaction has gained widespread recognition as an important indicator of quality of care. In this study, we analyzed quality of care in correlation with patient satisfaction. Our results indicate that the overall satisfaction of quality of care of HIV/AIDS patients in a dedicated...
- How pharmacists can help HIV patients comply better. Blank, Christine // Drug Topics;5/17/99, Vol. 143 Issue 9, p49
Focuses on the Current Issues in HIV Therapeutics seminar in Orlando, Florida. Main topic of the seminar; Reasons some HIV patients never comply with their medication; Result of the study conducted by Margaret Chesney, co-director of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of...
- Cardiac Surgery in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Abad, Cipriano; Cardenes, Miguel Angel; Jimenez, Pedro Conrado; Armas, Mario-Vicente; Betancor, Pedro // Texas Heart Institute Journal;2000, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p356
Presents a study on cardiac surgery in patients infected with HIV-1. Patients and methods; Results and discussion.
- IN THIS ISSUE. // JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute;May2011, Vol. 103 Issue 9, p701
An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including one about the cancer burden people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the U.S., one about the effect of pap smear and carrageenan on human papillomavirus (HPV)...
