The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) establishes lifelong infection, causing progressive immune system damage eventuating in profound CD4 T-lymphocyte depletion, the defining laboratory hallmark of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV is transmitted sexually and parenterally by infected blood...
it can be difficult to determine the final stages of HIV/AIDS and when the time is right for hospice. In general, hospice patients are thought to have six months or less to live. When patients with HIV/AIDS decide to discontinue the use of a feeding tube or breathing machine, they are ...
Care of HIV patients with chronic hepatitis B: updated recommendations from the HIV-Hepatitis B Virus International Panel. 喜欢 0 阅读量: 22 摘要: Nearly 10% of the estimated 36 million people having HIV worldwide suffer from chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The advent of new ...
The Only Hospice in Miami to Care for HIV/AIDS Patients “We were the only hospice in Miami to take on these patients—specialized teams that did nothing but care for AIDS patients,” recalls Nancy Auster, RN and admissions nurse. She worked on teams that cared for patients whereve...
Patients with HIV are living longer and have more comorbidities. A new index could help clinicians determine who might benefit from screening and measure net benefit for a wide range of interventions for an individual patient. The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a clinical index that...
This study aims to describe and compare nurses' willingness to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS and factors associated with this in three countries. An international cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in medical, surgical and gynaecology units in Finland (n=427), Eston...
Self-care is especially important for those living with chronic illness such as HIV, both to manage symptoms and also to improve quality of life. Although there have been several studies examining the self-care strategies of patients living with HIV, those studies did not specifically focus on ...
Care for patients with HIV infection and AIDS.Discusses the effect of HIV and AIDS care on hospital services in Great Britain. Information on the cost of care for patients with AIDS and HIV; Factors to be considered in planning services for patients; Approaches to care in the community.Adler...
This study examined the factors associated with nurses' willingness to care for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B or C virus (HBV/HCV) in Vietnam. A cross-section of 400 Vietnamese nurses from two hospitals were selected using stratified random sampling, ...
To describe the characteristics of patients with HIV/AIDS and to compare the therapeutic interventions and end-of-life care before and after evaluation by the palliative care team. This retrospective cohort study included all patients with HIV/AIDS admitted to the intensive care unit of theInstituto...