Nkowane A M
Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland.
Int Nurs Rev. 1993 Jan-Feb;40(1):17-20, 24.
The care and management of persons with HIV infection and AIDS pose tremendous challenges to families, as individuals with the disease will more likely be taken care of within their homes when discharged from hospital. For effective care to be provided, relatives and families must be able to provide emotional, psychological and socioeconomic support. The capacity of the relatives to cope with the burden of an individual with HIV/AIDS--a terminal illness often associated with stigma in many communities--may be a major determinant for acceptance or rejection of the HIV/AIDS individual. Below, a report on a study to identify the possible factors that influence the capacity of relatives and family to cope with the needs of the patient with HIV/AIDS in an urban Zambian community.
对感染艾滋病毒和患艾滋病者的护理与管理给家庭带来了巨大挑战，因为患病个体出院后更有可能在家中接受照料。为了提供有效的护理，亲属和家庭必须能够提供情感、心理和社会经济支持。亲属应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者负担的能力——这是一种在许多社区常与耻辱感相关联的绝症——可能是接纳或排斥艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者的一个主要决定因素。以下是一份关于一项研究的报告，该研究旨在确定在赞比亚一个城市社区中影响亲属和家庭应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者需求能力的可能因素。
