Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization advocates for integration of palliative care with HAART because pain, other distressing symptoms and complex psychosocial changes persist throughout the HIV trajectory. Palliative care improves the outcome for patients with HIV and may complement antiretroviral treatment by increasing adherence through better management of side effects from the treatment, providing patient and family-centred holistic care, and giving end-of-life care when necessary. I However, integrating what have become two disciplines is challenging.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) is a nongovernmental organization that provides palliative care services...
Background People with HIV accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) have persistent physical, psycholo...
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are over 12 million HIV positive people wor...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
People with HIV have a high burden of pain and physical, psychological, and social difficulties that...
To combat morbidity and mortality from the worldwide epidemic of the human immunodeficiency virus (H...
A high burden of pain, symptoms and other multidimensional problems persist alongside HIV treatment....
HIV/AIDS has become a chronic and manageable disease owing to the remarkable advancement in medicati...
BACKGROUND Southern Africa is disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Lesotho 23% ...
A high burden of pain, symptoms and other multidimensional problems persist alongside HIV treatment....
Background: The need for palliative care in HIV management is underlined by the high prevalence of p...
Why should we care about palliative care for AIDS in the era of antiretroviral therapy? P A Selwyn T...
With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy e...
Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) is a nongovernmental organization that provides palliative care services...
Background People with HIV accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) have persistent physical, psycholo...
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are over 12 million HIV positive people wor...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
Background: Although antiretroviral treatment is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health O...
People with HIV have a high burden of pain and physical, psychological, and social difficulties that...
To combat morbidity and mortality from the worldwide epidemic of the human immunodeficiency virus (H...
A high burden of pain, symptoms and other multidimensional problems persist alongside HIV treatment....
HIV/AIDS has become a chronic and manageable disease owing to the remarkable advancement in medicati...
BACKGROUND Southern Africa is disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Lesotho 23% ...
A high burden of pain, symptoms and other multidimensional problems persist alongside HIV treatment....
Background: The need for palliative care in HIV management is underlined by the high prevalence of p...
Why should we care about palliative care for AIDS in the era of antiretroviral therapy? P A Selwyn T...
With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy e...
Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) is a nongovernmental organization that provides palliative care services...
Background People with HIV accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) have persistent physical, psycholo...
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are over 12 million HIV positive people wor...