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Palliative care needs in Malawi: Care received by people living with HIV.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- What constitutes a palliative care need in people with serious illnesses across Africa? A mixed-methods systematic review of the concept and evidence.Palliative medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring palliative care needs of advanced AIDS patients in China: insights from a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Promoting Well-being Among Informal Caregivers of People With HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi: Community-Based Participatory Research Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Advanced HIV disease and health-related suffering-exploring the unmet need of palliative care.The lancet. HIV · 2023Review
- Expectations and barriers to the utilization of specialist palliative care services among persons living with cancer in Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
- How have researchers defined and used the concept of 'continuity of care' for chronic conditions in the context of resource-constrained settings? A scoping review of existing literature and a proposed conceptual framework.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
- Assessment of Palliative Care Needs among People Living with HIV/ AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Outpatient Department in an Urban Slum of Mumbai: A Mixed Method Study.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Barriers to the Provision and Utilization of Palliative Care in Africa: A Rapid Scoping Review.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Cervical cancer screening - The challenges of complete pathways of care in low-income countries: Focus on Malawi.Women's health (London, England)Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundInfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has changed from an acute to a chronic illness in the past decade, because of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART). Malawi's response to the HIV challenge included provision of ART for people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWHA), which significantly reduced HIV- and AIDS-related mortality. In addition, palliative care for PLWHA was introduced as a strategy that improves the success of ART.
objectiveThe purpose of the study was to explore the needs of PLWHA concerning care received from primary caregivers and palliative care nurses in Malawi.
methodsA qualitative, explorative design was used and 18 participants were selected purposefully and interviewed individually using a semi-structured interview guide. Data were analysed using NVivo software package version 10.
resultsResults revealed that PLWHA needed physical care from the primary caregivers due to severity of illness, integration of healthcare services, and continuity of care and proper care from nurses. They also needed knowledge from nurses in several areas which affected decision-making and needed financial and nutritional support.
conclusionMore could be done in meeting needs of PLWHA to improve their health and survival and assist them to achieve a better quality of life.
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