Document 1993
 DOCN  M94A1993
 TI    The Amigos Acompanantes as home care promoters.
 DT    9412
 AU    Arteaga R; Perez R; Romero ML; Osorio M; Accion Humana por la Comunidad,
       Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):404 (abstract no. PD0222). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370582
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To improve the quality of life of persons living with AIDS
       (PLA) through adequate home care strategies. The amigos acompanantes act
       as home care promoters with friends and relatives. METHOD: The Programa
       de Amigos Acompanantes (AMAC) is a community care alternative created to
       provide emotional and practical support to PLA in Mexico City.
       Volunteers are selected and trained to offer peer support to gay and
       bisexual men. AMAC developed a 50 hours training workshop which enables
       the participants to acquire information and skills building on nursing
       basics and home care. Follow up to volunteers is given by the program to
       avoid burn out. RESULTS: Testimonies given by friends and relatives of
       PLA in the program, considered the orientation and help from the amigos
       acompanantes as empowering and positive. Evaluation from the volunteers
       attest to the training workshop as basic, in order to meet the PLA's
       needs. CONCLUSION: The training workshop developed by AMAC is the basis
       for a national workshop for the building of practical and emotional
       support systems for PLA. The systematization of the volunteers
       experience allows the program to develop a video to promote community
       care among volunteers, relatives and friends of PLA.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY/REHABILITATION
       Bisexuality  Family  Health Promotion  Home Care Services/*ORGANIZATION
       & ADMIN  Homosexuality  Human  Male  Mexico  *Quality of Life  *Social
       Support  Voluntary Health Agencies/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  *Voluntary
       Workers  MEETING ABSTRACT

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