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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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A Home-Based Rehabilitation Intervention for Adults Living With HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Volume 28, No. 1, Year 2017
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Description
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effects of a 16-week home-based rehabilitation (HBR) intervention on the quality of life, functional mobility, and functional capacity of adult people living with HIV (PLWH) on antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The intervention was carried out by community health care workers under the supervision of a qualified physical therapist. Participants in the control group received the standard of care as well as written health advice. While participants in the intervention group showed greater improvements across all outcome measures, between-group differences were nonsignificant. HBR for PLWH is a safe means of addressing the functional deficits experienced by PLWH and appears likely to improve quality of life. A task-shifting approach may be a feasible method of meeting the varied needs of PLWH, while at the same time potentially minimizing costs to already overburdened health care systems. © 2016 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Authors & Co-Authors
Cobbing, Saul
Unknown Affiliation
Hanass-Hancock, Jill
Unknown Affiliation
Myezwa, Hellen
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jana.2016.08.008
ISSN:
10553290
Research Areas
Disability
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa