کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2658982 | 1564208 | 2009 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
There is an increasing need for community-based interventions to help women living with HIV better manage their symptoms and self-care. The investigators conducted a small descriptive pilot study to assess whether women living with HIV needed and wanted a community-based symptom management workshop, such as the Positive Self-Management Program (PSMP). A total of 7 HIV-infected adult women participated in five, 2-hour semi-structured focus groups and completed a brief survey on demographic information, HIV medications, HIV symptoms, and self-efficacy. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented. This pilot study suggests that urban-dwelling, HIV-infected women are interested in participating in a community-based, peer-led intervention and that the program may facilitate symptom management. Nurses caring for women living with HIV should consider referring their patients to community-based, peer-led programs that teach symptom management strategies.
Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Volume 20, Issue 6, November–December 2009, Pages 458–467