A program of symptom management for improving self-care for patients with HIV/AIDS
Journal
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
9
Pages
539-547
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
MING-BEEN LEE
Kuo, B.I.-T.; Chen, Y.-M.; Wu, S.-I.; Lin, L.-C.
Chen Y.-M.
Wu S.-I.
Lin L.-C.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a symptom management program on self-care of medication side effects among AIDS/HIV-positive patients. Sixty-seven patients from a sexually transmitted disease control center, a medical center, and a Catholic AIDS support group in Taipei were randomly assigned to three groups: one-on-one teaching, group teaching, and a control group. All subjects in each teaching group attended a 60- or 90-minute program on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) side effect self-care education and skill training once per week for 3 weeks; subjects also underwent counseling by telephone. A medication side effect self-care knowledge questionnaire, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and unscheduled hospital visits were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the symptom management program. The results revealed there were significant differences in mean difference of knowledge and unscheduled hospital visits between baseline and posttesting at 3 months for symptom management in the two groups. The mean difference of the self-esteem scale was not significant between the two groups. In summary, the symptom management program effectively increased the ability of AIDS/HIV-positive patients to self-care for medication side effects. We recommend that this program be applied in the clinical nursing practice.
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Other Subjects
antiretrovirus agent; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; article; attitude; clinical trial; consultation; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; female; general hospital; health center; health program; health visitor; highly active antiretroviral therapy; human; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; major clinical study; male; non profit hospital; nursing; patient counseling; patient education; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; rating scale; Rosenberg self esteem scale; self care; side effect; symptom management program; Taiwan; Adult; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Educational Status; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Patient Education; Questionnaires; Self Care; Self Concept; Taiwan
Type
journal article