Experience of Nursing care for people living with HIV/AIDS
Elonen, Rael (2020)
2020
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), affects and destroys CD4-cells, thereby leaving the body vulnerable to opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and cancers. In 2020, about 38 million people were living with HIV. 2.2 million are newly infected globally. The disease has no known cure and as such, the main intervention is administering antiretroviral therapy (ART). About 67% of infected people had received ART by the end of 2019 according to the 2019 WHO report.
The aim of this study was to assess the experiences of HIV patients towards the nursing care they receive. The methodology chosen was a literature review of peer-reviewed articles under CINAHL (EBSCO) and PubMed. The data was then examined, analysed, and critically appraised following Hawker's critical appraisal. The results were presented in three main sub-sections, accordingly as positive and negative experiences, and ways to enhance the positive experiences of HIV patients.
The outstanding themes suggest that HIV is no longer life-threatening as it used to be in the 1980s. However, HIV patients still experience other forms of health-related and quality of life challenges such as stigmatisation, discrimination, and social-economic burdens that greatly diminish their independence
The aim of this study was to assess the experiences of HIV patients towards the nursing care they receive. The methodology chosen was a literature review of peer-reviewed articles under CINAHL (EBSCO) and PubMed. The data was then examined, analysed, and critically appraised following Hawker's critical appraisal. The results were presented in three main sub-sections, accordingly as positive and negative experiences, and ways to enhance the positive experiences of HIV patients.
The outstanding themes suggest that HIV is no longer life-threatening as it used to be in the 1980s. However, HIV patients still experience other forms of health-related and quality of life challenges such as stigmatisation, discrimination, and social-economic burdens that greatly diminish their independence