Download or read book AIDS Care at Home written by Judith Greif and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994-04-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essential to quality at-home care of people with AIDS. From setting up a safe and comfortable environment to making medical and legal choices and solving emotional problems, each vital issue is covered in depth. Every caregiver and person with AIDS will benefit from this supportive, comprehensive resource. * Detailed information on protecting against infection * Concise instructions for both ambulatory and bedridden patients * How to administer intravenous feedings and medication * Appendices covering lab tests, alternative therapies, and the latest experimental drugs * The differences between caring for men and women with AIDS * Tips for caregivers on maintaining their own health and well-being This information-packed reference is invaluable for caregivers and people with AIDS who must care for themselves.
Download or read book AIDS Care at Home written by Judith Greif and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1994-04-29 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essential to quality at-home care of people with AIDS. From setting up a safe and comfortable environment to making medical and legal choices and solving emotional problems, each vital issue is covered in depth. Every caregiver and person with AIDS will benefit from this supportive, comprehensive resource. * Detailed information on protecting against infection * Concise instructions for both ambulatory and bedridden patients * How to administer intravenous feedings and medication * Appendices covering lab tests, alternative therapies, and the latest experimental drugs * The differences between caring for men and women with AIDS * Tips for caregivers on maintaining their own health and well-being This information-packed reference is invaluable for caregivers and people with AIDS who must care for themselves.
Download or read book Caring for a Loved One with AIDS written by Marie Annette Brown and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1992-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses concerns and special needs common to the AIDS caregiving experience, and provides a guide to additional resources.
Download or read book Caring for Someone with AIDS written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caring for the HIV AIDS Caregiver written by Vincent J. Lynch and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS poses unique challenges and creates unique needs for the care provider, whether that person is a professional, family member, or a friend. This book is designed to examine the major issues affecting those caregivers. The book begins with a thorough survey of the HIV/AIDS caregiving context. Then some of the major stresses in HIV/AIDS caregiving are identified. The special issues and challenges confronted by female, African-American, and gay caregivers are then reviewed. The next essay examines how the caregiver can approach questions from both clients' and patients' perspectives and the caregiver's sero-status. After focusing on the key issues of spirituality in HIV/AIDS care, the issue of multiple loss, and the grieving process, the book concludes with a synthesis and suggestions for new perspectives on the caregiving process. The collection is intended to be a major resource for professional caregivers as well as family members and loved ones.
Download or read book Family Care in HIV AIDS written by Premilla D'Cruz and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book vividly describes family care in HIV/AIDS through the lived experiences of caregivers and care receivers. It contributes to our knowledge not only because of the contemporary relevance of family caregiving, but also because of its focus on HIV/AIDS which, being a relatively new disease, is little understood yet poses unique challenges due to its stigmatising, long-drawn, debilitating and terminal nature. Based on a study conducted in Mumbai, Family Care in HIV/AIDS captures the lived experiences of 10 caregivers and seven care receivers belonging to diverse socio-economic groups and traditional as well as non-traditional family settings. Overall, the book provides valuable insights into a range of important issues related to caregiving in family settings while identifying areas for intervention and further research. In addition, it overcomes many gaps identified in the substantive area of family care by Western researchers.
Download or read book Recovering from the Loss of a Loved One to AIDS written by Katherine F. Donnelly and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1995-05-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We had such a normal family, three kids. I had no idea my husband was using drugs..." "I was not only grieving the death of my lover, but wondering who who was going to take care of me.." "I'm trying to make it and it's hard." -- Acquiring the strength to deal with your own or another person's HIV-positive status -- Facing the hostility that often isolates AIDS patients and their healthy loved ones -- Hooking into a support system -- Caring for a loved one -- spouse, lover, parent, brother, sister, child, or friend -- to the end -- Accepting your feelings, whatever they may be, and knowing they're shared by others -- Grieving fully -- Finding your way back into a full and fulfilling life -- And much more, including a valuable "Helping Hands" section of 136 sources of help and information nationwide
Download or read book Home Care Guide for HIV and AIDS written by Peter S. Houts and published by ACP Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by doctors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists who care for people with HIV and AIDS and their families, this book tells how to manage the most common problems encountered at home. Written in straightforward, easy-to-read, everyday language, the Home Care Guide is a roadmap for navigating the physical and emotional minefield of caring for someone with HIV or AIDS. We'll show you what to do and how to do it.
Download or read book Caregivers for Persons Living with HIV AIDS in Kenya written by Charnetta Gadling-Cole and published by Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the HIV/AIDS caregivers in Kenya live in various parts of the country and share many of the trials and tribulations associated with providing care to someone suffering from a terminal illness. Some have been forced into the role due to the death of their love one, while others may have voluntarily taken on the responsibility on a firm belief that the care they provide will make a difference. The experiences shared in this book capture some of day-to-day political, social, economic, cultural challenges and obstacles encountered by the HIV/AIDS caregivers in Nairobi, Kenya. Caregiver challenges are reviewed and recommendations are offered on the way forward. It also explores the role of the church and international social work in addressing international issues.
Download or read book A Loving Testimony written by Lesléa Newman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-seven writers have contributed to this collection of first-person essays and poems that speak about the experience of losing a loved one to AIDS.
Download or read book A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV AIDS written by U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services has as its mission the improvement of access to health care and services for underserved and vulnerable populations. HRSA accomplishes this mission by partnering with community-based organizations in the delivery of health and social services, with academic health centers in the education of health professionals, and with State and local health departments in the areas of prevention, public health promotion and health care delivery. Improved quality of care and quality of life are the goals of the programs and initiatives of HRSA. To that end HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau has embarked on the publication of A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS. Through the work of visionaries in the fields of HIV/AIDS and palliative care, we conclude that excellent HIV care can be provided by integrating the principles and framework of palliative care into the delivery of care and services to people living with HIV/AIDS, throughout the continuum of illness. This integration of services holds the promise of patient and family-centered care that is proactive in addressing the multitude of issues with which patients are challenged. With this volume we seek to expand the definition of palliative care and to realize palliative care's full potential to improve the quality of care and the quality of life of those living with HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS Bureau, through its Working Group on Palliative Care in HIV, has set forth the following working definition: Palliative care is patient- and family-centered care. It optimizes quality of life by active anticipation, prevention, and treatment of suffering. It emphasizes use of an interdisciplinary team approach throughout the continuum of illness, placing critical importance on the building of respectful and trusting relationships. Palliative care addresses physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. It facilitates patient autonomy, access to information, and choice. Palliative care is complementary care, not alternative care, and therefore should not be provided only when disease-directed therapy fails or is unavailable. It is a mistake to adopt a palliative perspective and approach only at the last stages of illness. One need only reflect on the pain associated with receiving a first HIV diagnosis or upon the psychological and spiritual suffering that are the substrates of substance abuse and other behaviors exposing individuals to HIV, to realize the importance of using palliative care principles at all points along the course of this illness. Providers should focus their attention on comfort, relief of suffering, and quality of life throughout the course of HIV disease. The central role of medication adherence is not to be underestimated in stabilizing the course of disease, but other factors can be equally important in optimizing clinical outcomes. These factors include a wide range of hard-to-control socioeconomic as well as personal characteristics: an understanding of the disease process; empowerment in relation to personal health; a safe place to live; freedom from pain and distressing symptoms; adequate nutrition; treatment for substance abuse, depression and other mental illness; hope; adequate help of friends, family and other caregivers, especially when functional status is diminished and disease progression is ongoing. These challenges can be met successfully by using a palliative care framework to approach the patient, providers, caregivers, family, loved ones, and the health care system. This manual is organized to address the many aspects of palliative care that are key in caring for the person living with HIV and AIDS. A wealth of expertise and experience in the areas of HIV and palliative care has provided a unique document that expands the realms of both disciplines.
Download or read book Support Groups written by Gail Barouh and published by Liaac Handbook. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares the stories of AIDS patients and their loved ones, and describes guidelines for support groups
Download or read book Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb written by Charles A. Garfield and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the real-life stories of twenty exemplary caregivers, Dr. Charles Garfield explains the widely used Shanti caregivers model he originated--and shows how to set limits, avoid burnout, accept gratitude, and grapple with issues of life and death when caring for people with HIV/AIDS.--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Caring for Someone with AIDS written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS written by Derek Frost and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the tale of a devastating pandemic, of lives cut painfully short; it's also a love letter. Derek, a distinguished designer and J, his husband, a pioneering entrepreneur and creator of both The Embassy Club, London’s answer to Studio 54, and iconic Heaven, Europe’s largest gay discotheque, met and fell in love more than 40 years ago. Their lives were high-octane, full of adventure, fun and fearless creativity. Suddenly their friends began to get sick and die – AIDS had arrived in their lives. When they got tested, J received what was then a death sentence: he was HIV Positive. While the onset of AIDS strengthened stigma and fear globally, they confronted their personal crisis with courage, humour and an indomitable resolve to survive. J’s battle lasted six long years. Turning to spiritual reflection, yoga, nature – and always to love – Derek describes a transformation of the spirit, how compassion and empathy rose phoenix-like from the flames of sickness and death. Out of this transformation also came Aids Ark, the charity they founded, which helped to save, amongst the world’s most marginalised people, more than 1,000 HIV Positive lives. This is a story of joy and triumph; about facing universal challenges; about the great rewards that come from giving back. Derek speaks for a generation who lived through a global health crisis that many in society refused even to acknowledge. His is a powerful story chronicling this extraordinary time.
Download or read book The Caregivers of Persons Living with HIV AIDS written by Kelli Isabel Stajduhar and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caring for Someone with AIDS Information for Friends Relatives Household Members and Others who Care for a Person with AIDS at Home written by United States. Dept. of Health and Human Sevices and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
