Reflecting on models of Care for Rehabilitation for People Living with HIV in South Africa
Location
2082
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
January 2015
Abstract
Public health approaches need to include prevention, curative treatment, support and rehabilitation. In the context of HIV major mile stones have been achieved with regards to prevention and treatment. PLHIV survive however this comes with new experiences of disablement and this poses new challenges to health and rehabilitation professionals. Well- resourced countries such as Canada have developed rehabilitation approaches in the context of HIV to guide rehabilitation. Resource poor settings lack feasible approaches and disability poses a threat to public health and Anti-retroviral treatment adherence. The current response to HIV in resource poor settings need to integrate disability into its model of care in a feasible and effective way. A Learning in Action Approach was adopted to develop a model to guide rehabilitation within a resource poor setting. An interpretive phenomenological exploration of key stakeholders including PLHIV, the multi-disciplinary healthcare team and community outreach partners at a semi-rural hospital in South Africa initiated the development of the model.
Reflecting on models of Care for Rehabilitation for People Living with HIV in South Africa
2082
Public health approaches need to include prevention, curative treatment, support and rehabilitation. In the context of HIV major mile stones have been achieved with regards to prevention and treatment. PLHIV survive however this comes with new experiences of disablement and this poses new challenges to health and rehabilitation professionals. Well- resourced countries such as Canada have developed rehabilitation approaches in the context of HIV to guide rehabilitation. Resource poor settings lack feasible approaches and disability poses a threat to public health and Anti-retroviral treatment adherence. The current response to HIV in resource poor settings need to integrate disability into its model of care in a feasible and effective way. A Learning in Action Approach was adopted to develop a model to guide rehabilitation within a resource poor setting. An interpretive phenomenological exploration of key stakeholders including PLHIV, the multi-disciplinary healthcare team and community outreach partners at a semi-rural hospital in South Africa initiated the development of the model.
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