Self-Care Strategies and Sources of Information for HIV/AIDS Symptom Management

200469 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Fang‐yu Chou · University of California, San Francisco

Carmen J. Portillo · University of California, San Francisco

R.E. Slaughter · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

The eight categories of self-care strategies identified in this study showed that people with HIV/AIDS not only seek the help of medications, but also follow a wide array of other self-developed or self-taught nonpharmaceutical strategies to allay their symptoms.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Diabetes Management and Education HIV-related health complications and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nursing Research

Volume 53, Issue 5, pp. 332-339

DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200409000-00008

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