Document 1803
 DOCN  M94A1803
 TI    Caring practices for PWAs in the families.
 DT    9412
 AU    Chantcharas P; Thanprasertsuk S; Yachompoo CH; Dechsiri N; AIDS
       Division, Department of Communicable Disease Control,; Ministry of
       Public Health, Thailand.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):448 (abstract no. PD0402). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370772
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of this study was to asscess the details
       of caring practices for Thai AIDS patients in their family context in
       order to launch appropriate home-based care training programme for them.
       METHOD: Data were obtained by in-depth interviews among 7 male AIDS
       patients in Bamrasnaradura hospital. Their closed relatives who provided
       care for them at home or when they were admitted in the hospital were
       also interviewed. The questions included topics such as knowledge about
       AIDS, the impact of AIDS on families, the way the patients were taken
       care at home, etc. RESULTS: All patients in this series were from low
       socio-economic family. Their main perceived problem (beside their
       illness) was treatment expenditures and other expenses. Anxiety and
       stress were commonly observed. The family care givers (PCG) were mother,
       wife or sister of the patients. Although FCGs knew that HIV could be
       transmitted through blood and sexual relationship, they did not know how
       to protect themselves from direct contact with blood and body fluids. We
       found that caring practices for common symptoms such as oral sore,
       diarrhea, headache, etc, was not properly done due to lack of knowledge
       and skill. Most patients used traditional drug along with modern
       medicine. It is note worthy that, among three married AIDS patients,
       their children were often neglected. These children also need care.
       CONCLUSION: It is necessary to train the patients and their FCGs to have
       more knowledge and skill on how to take care for common symptoms,
       provide emotional support for each others and how to seek social
       services when in needed. The appropriate time for such training is
       before the AIDS patients are discharged from the hospital.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       TRANSMISSION  Family  Health Education  *Home Nursing  Human  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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