Nursing research in HIV/AIDS home care, Part 2: Results and implications.
This study categorized the problems of clients with human immunodeficiency syndrome/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), identified on admission to home care, into nursing diagnoses. The study followed a descriptive retrospective record review of adult men and women (n = 244) admitted to a certified home health care agency in New York City. When all problems were clustered into nursing diagnoses, the principle diagnosis in more than 70% of the sample were impaired home maintenance, high risk for ineffective individual coping, altered nutrition:less than body requirements, feeding self-care deficit, and fatigue. The results indicate that the home healthcare needs of persons with HIV/AIDS are multifaceted in nature and extend beyond the signs and symptoms of advancing disease. Nursing diagnoses serve as a basis for capturing all data that contribute to client problems and are the focus of planning nursing care in the home.
Ungvarski
P J
PJ
Hurley
P M
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015399:Nursing Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies