Asencio Toro Gloria, Burns Patricia, Pimentel Daniel, Sánchez Peraza Luis Raúl, Rivera Lugo Carmen
Graduate Program of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 5100, San Germán, PR 00683.
Am J Public Health. 2006 Jun;96(6):995-1000. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071696. Epub 2006 May 2.
The Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico assessed services available to people living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Puerto Rico. Participants were 212 people living with HIV/AIDS and 116 employees from 6 agencies providing HIV/AIDS services in the region. Two main findings were that depression symptoms were present in 98.1% of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 7 of the 15 municipalities in the region did not provide any specific services to this population. Most urgent needs identified by people living with HIV/AIDS were economic support, housing, mental and psychological services, medicines, medical treatment, and transportation. The Enhancing Care Initiative provides an example of a successful multisectoral, multidimensional volunteer team effectively overcoming challenges while translating research into interventions to enhance HIV/AIDS care.
波多黎各强化护理倡议评估了波多黎各西部地区为艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者提供的服务。参与者包括212名艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者以及该地区6家提供艾滋病毒/艾滋病服务机构的116名员工。两项主要发现是,98.1%的艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者存在抑郁症状,且该地区15个市中有7个未向这一人群提供任何特定服务。艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者确定的最迫切需求是经济支持、住房、心理和精神服务、药品、医疗以及交通。强化护理倡议提供了一个成功的多部门、多层面志愿者团队的范例,该团队在将研究转化为干预措施以加强艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理的过程中有效克服了各种挑战。