| Autor: |
Smith Fawzi MC; Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. mary_smith-fawzi@hms.harvard.edu, Eustache E, Oswald C, Surkan P, Louis E, Scanlan F, Wong R, Li M, Mukherjee J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
AIDS patient care and STDs [AIDS Patient Care STDS] 2010 Mar; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 147-58. |
| DOI: |
10.1089/apc.2009.0201 |
| Abstrakt: |
The study is an analysis of baseline data from a pilot psychosocial support intervention for HIV-affected youth and their caregivers in Haiti. Six sites in Haiti's Central Department affiliated with Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante (PIH/ZL) and the Haitian Ministry of Health were included. Participants were recruited from a list of HIV-positive patients receiving care at PIH/ZL. The baseline questionnaire was administered from February 2006 to January 2007 with HIV-affected youth (n = 492), ages 10-17, and their caregivers (n = 330). According to findings at baseline, the youth reported high levels of anxiety, including constant fidgeting (86%), restlessness (83%), and worrying a lot (56%). Their parents/caregivers also reported a high level of depressive symptoms, such as low energy (73%), feeling everything is an effort (71%), and sadness (69%). Parents' depressive symptoms were positively associated with their children's psychological symptoms (odds ratio [OR] =1.6-2.4) and psychosocial functioning (OR =1.6 according to parental report). The significant levels of anxiety and depression observed among HIV-affected youth and their caregivers suggest that psychosocial interventions are needed among HIV-affected families in central Haiti and other high HIV burden areas. The results suggest that a family-focused approach to service provision may be beneficial, possibly improving quality of life, as well as psychosocial and physical health-related outcomes among HIV-affected youth and their caregivers, particularly HIV-positive parents. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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