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Strategies to improve the care of older adults 50 years and above living with HIV in Uganda.
- Source :
- AIDS Research & Therapy; 11/4/2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction: With effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), many persons living with HIV (PLHIV) live to old age. Caring for aged PLHIV necessitates the engagement of caregivers and patients to establish agreed-upon goals of treatment. However, there is limited literature on friendly and centered models of care for elderly PLHIV. We explored strategies to improve care in HIV clinics among PLHIV aged 50 years and above in Uganda. Methods: We conducted 40 in-depth interviews in two hospitals with elderly PLHIV aged 50 years and above who had lived with HIV for more than ten years. We explored strategies for improving care of elderly PLHIV at both health facility and community levels. The in-depth interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The thematic approach guided data analysis. Results: The elderly PLHIV suggested the following strategies to improve their care: creating geriatric clinics; increasing screening tests for non-communicable diseases in the ART clinics; community and home-based ART delivery; workshops at health facilities to provide health education on aging effectively; creating community support groups; financial assistance for the elderly PLHIV and advances in science. Conclusions: There is need to improve community HIV care especially for the elderly and social and economic support in the community. Involving the elderly PLHIV in developing strategies to improve their health goes a long way to improve the patients' quality of care. There is a need to incorporate the raised strategies in HIV care or older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIV infections
HIV-positive persons
MEDICAL quality control
RESEARCH
NON-communicable diseases
HEALTH education
HEALTH services accessibility
HOME care services
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL screening
COMMUNITY health services
ANTIRETROVIRAL agents
PATIENTS' attitudes
QUALITATIVE research
QUALITY assurance
SOUND recordings
HOSPITAL wards
AGING
SUPPORT groups
RESEARCH funding
THEMATIC analysis
ENDOWMENTS
ELDER care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17426405
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Research & Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173428695
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00550-y