Pilot randomized trial of education to improve self-management skills of men with symptomatic HIV/AIDS.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
; 18(2): 136-44, 1998 Jun 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the acceptability, practicality, and short-term efficacy of a health education program to improve disease self-management in patients with symptomatic HIV/AIDS.DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial, baseline and 3-month follow-up questionnaire assessments.SETTING:
San Francisco Bay communities.PARTICIPANTS:
Seventy-one men with symptomatic HIV or AIDS were randomly assigned to a seven-session group educational intervention (N=34) or a usual-care control group (N=37). INTERVENTION Interactive health education groups were used to teach wide-ranging disease self-management skills and information symptom assessment and management, medication use, physical exercise, relaxation, doctor-patient communication, and nutrition. Each group was led by two trained peer-leaders (one of whom was HIV-positive) recruited from the community. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The primary outcome of interest was symptom status. Secondary outcomes were self-efficacy and health behaviors. Analysis of covariance was used to compare experimental and control group mean outcomes, adjusting for baseline value differences.RESULTS:
The symptom severity index (number of symptoms moderate or greater severity) decreased in the experimental, and increased in the control group (-0.9 versus +0.5; p < .03). Pain, fatigue, and psychological symptoms were not significantly different between groups. Self-efficacy for controlling symptoms improved in the experimental, and decreased in the control group (+4 versus -7; p < .02). Changes in stress/relaxation exercises and HIV/AIDS knowledge were not different between groups. A trend was shown toward more frequent physical exercise in the experimental group compared with less in the control group (+1.3 versus -0.5 times/week; p=.06).CONCLUSIONS:
Health education emphasizing self-management skills for HIV/AIDS patients can be implemented and evaluated and was accepted by patients, peer-leaders, and health care providers. Whether this educational program can lead to prolonged improvement in HIV symptoms and behaviors can be adequately addressed only by a larger trial of longer duration.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Infecções por HIV
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article