| Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 1997
Nov-Dec;14(6):293-9.
The family with AIDS: multiple challenges for caregivers.
Williams E, Berrien V, Trubey P.
East Hartford Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., Connecticut,
USA.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues to
increase in the United States, especially among minority groups.
The disease is impacting not only individuals, but entire
families through multiple infections of family members. This
results in simultaneous illness and multiple loss within the
family system. Delivery and management of quality care for the
family is often made difficult by the lack of resources
experienced by families with limited income and the multiplicity
of problems associated with poverty in the US. This presents
numerous challenges to health care providers. Utilizing a case
study, this article presents a model demonstrating the
coordination of services among several providers as a means of
meeting a variety of family needs and providing quality,
cost-effective care.
Publication Types: Case Reports
PMID: 9392725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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