Symptom management in HIV/AIDS: advancing the conceptualization.
For people living with HIV, symptoms related to the disease, comorbidities, and treatment side effects make symptom management essential. Poorly managed symptoms result in reduced medication adherence, disease progression, and lower quality of life. The Self-regulatory HIV/AIDS Symptom Management Model is a conceptual model that describes how persons living with HIV/AIDS manage their symptoms. The model links symptom experience, symptom management, social support, adherence, and health-related quality of life. It can assist nurses, through a multidimensional approach to illness management, to enhance symptom assessment, better understand factors influencing symptom experience, and to improve symptom management among people living with HIV/AIDS.
Spirig
Rebecca
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Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel and the Division of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Rebecca.Spirig@unibas.ch
Moody
Kimberly
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Battegay
Manuel
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De Geest
Sabina
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D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D019468:Disease Management; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015399:Nursing Research; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support