Home care - Addressing the needs of people living with AIDS and their caregivers

Authors
Baker, S
Citation
S. Baker, Home care - Addressing the needs of people living with AIDS and their caregivers, NURS CLIN N, 34(1), 1999, pp. 201
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
NURSING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00296465 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6465(199903)34:1<201:HC-ATN>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Home care has become an important community resource for the care of people living with AIDS (PLWA). Another important resource to maintaining PLWAs i n the home Environment is the availability of informal caregivers who are w illing to provide support and assistance in the home setting, because of th e stressful nature of AIDS care, home care nurses must anticipate and addre ss the needs of both PLWAs and their caregivers.