| Title |
'My dreams are shuttered down and it hurts lots’–a qualitative study of palliative care needs and their management by HIV outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-684x-12-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lucy Selman, Victoria Simms, Suzanne Penfold, Richard A Powell, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Julia Downing, Nancy Gikaara, Grace Munene, Irene J Higginson, Richard Harding |
| Abstract |
Despite the huge burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, there is little evidence of the multidimensional needs of patients with HIV infection to inform the person-centred care across physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains stipulated in policy guidance. We aimed to describe the problems experienced by people with HIV in Kenya and Uganda and the management of these problems by HIV outpatient services. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Kenya | 1 | 14% |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 119 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Researcher | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 36 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 11% |
| Psychology | 9 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 44 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
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