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Document 0831
DOCN M9640831
TI Support service use by persons with AIDS and their caregivers.
DT 9604
AU Wight RG; LeBlanc AJ; Aneshensel CS; UCLA School of Public Health, USA.
SO AIDS Care. 1995;7(4):509-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96119357
AB The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to the use and
non-use of emotional and practical support services by persons with AIDS
(PWAs) and their informal caregivers. Unmet need for PWA support
services and perceived barriers to the use of these types of services
were also identified. Structured interviews were conducted with 472
self-selected informal AIDS caregivers in greater Los Angeles and the
San Francisco Bay area. Data from a cross-sectional survey interview
were analysed using logistic regression models fit for three categories
of service use. Use of support services was substantial in this sample.
Case management, caregiver HIV status, education, co-residence, and type
of interpersonal relationship were important predictors of service use.
Unmet need for PWA services was also substantial. The PWA's
unwillingness to use services and lack of access were identified as key
barriers to service use. Even in the presence of an informal caregiver,
PWAs require considerable supplemental assistance from institutional
sources. The presence of informal assistance to PWAs does not eliminate
the need for institutional support. Moreover, caregivers themselves
demonstrate considerable need for support.
DE *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adult *Caregivers Female Human
Los Angeles Male San Francisco *Social Support *Social Work
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).