Chapter 12. Families Caring for Persons with HIV/Aids

The extent to which family members are willing and able to assist with daily activities and provide emotional support can greatly affect the quality of life for persons with chronic illness. In the case of HIV/AIDS, the burdens of symptom management and medication are amplified by social stigma. This chapter provides a summary of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual issues associated with HIV/AIDS along with approaches to assessment and treatment

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• Measuring stigma in people with HIV

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• Correlates of spirituality and well-being in a community sample of people living with HIV disease

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• Psychosocial needs of HIV-positive individuals seeking workforce re-entry

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• HIV multidisciplinary teams work

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• Assessing quality of life in women living with HIV infection

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• Outreach, Mental Health, and Case Management Services

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• Initial Development of Scales to Assess Self-Efficacy for Disclosing HIV Status and Negotiating Safer Sex in HIV-Positive Persons

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• Stress and Depression Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Aids Caregivers

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• Mediational models of spirituality and depressive symptomatology among HIV-positive Puerto Rican women

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• Straight Talk”

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• Couples Who Care

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• Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention for Hiv Positive Men and Women Coping With Aids-Related Loss and Bereavement

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• Sex-Related HIV Risk Reduction Behavior among Adolescents in Datos-A

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• Depressive Symptoms and Aids-Related Mortality Among a Multisite Cohort of HIV-Positive Women

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• Challenges Associated With Increased Survival Among Parents Living With HIV

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• Living with HIV/Aids

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• The impact of schools and school programs upon adolescent sexual behavior

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• Quality of life among women living with HIV

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• The Impact of Coping Strategies, Personal Relationships, and Emotional Distress on Health-Related Outcomes of Parents Living with Hiv or Aids

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• The Dimensionality of Stigma

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