在加纳艾滋病毒感染的年轻人中,艾滋病毒症状严重程度和相关因素
Nicholas Tarantino1,2, Betty Norman3,4, Anthony Enimil3,5
1Department of Psychology, Providence College, Providence, RI, USA.
AIDS care
|January 7, 2024
概括
艾滋病毒感染的年轻人 (YPWH) 经历了许多症状,通常与疲劳和心理困扰有关. 干预措施应解决症状管理,改善获得艾滋病毒护理的机会,以获得更好的健康结果.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 青少年医学 青少年医学
背景情况:
- 艾滋病毒感染的青少年和年轻人 (YPWH) 面临着管理治疗的挑战.
- 艾滋病毒的症状,副作用或其他情况可能会影响YPWH.
- 了解症状负担对于有效的护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查加纳艾滋病毒感染 (YPWH) 年轻人的艾滋病毒相关症状的严重程度.
- 为了确定与这种人群中症状严重程度相关的因素.
- 为YPWH制定有针对性的干预措施提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在加纳艾滋病毒诊所对60名年龄在18-24岁的YPWH具有可检测的病毒载荷进行横截面研究.
- 评估症状严重程度并收集有关人口统计,临床和心理社会因素的数据.
- 使用双变量和多变量分析来确定症状严重程度的相关性.
主要成果:
- YPWH报告了平均13种症状,疲劳和心理领域是最常见的.
- 头痛,虚弱和恐惧/忧虑是最常见的症状.
- 生活情况,对护理的感知,治疗准备,旅行时间,心理困扰和错过的预约与症状严重程度相关.
结论:
- 在YPWH中,症状负担很大,有显著的疲劳和心理因素.
- 需要多层次干预,包括远程医疗和家庭护理,以改善获得和管理症状.
- 解决旅行时间和心理困扰等因素是减少症状严重性的关键.
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