       Document 0972
 DOCN  M9620972
 TI    Somatic care wanted by HIV-infected intravenous drug abusers: the
       patients' opinions and experiences.
 DT    9602
 AU    Krook A; Kastrup A; Lidman K; Mann C; Stymne A; Department of
       Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology and Infectious; Diseases, Karolinska
       Institute, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(3):375-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96068004
 AB    The somatic care of HIV-infected intravenous drug abusers (IVDUs) is
       often combined with many problems. The addict is often an unpopular
       patient, but society must assume responsibility for him or her and it is
       important to solve care problems in an appropriate way. This study was
       undertaken in order to investigate what kind of care addicts want when
       they become somatically ill. A questionnaire was given to patients who
       acquired HIV infection due to intravenous drug abuse, who visited an
       outpatient clinic for HIV-infected patients at the Department of
       Infectious Disease, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. A total of 72
       of the original 78 questionnaires could be evaluated. Thirty respondents
       took part in the Stockholm Methadone Programme. The patients were asked
       to rank the importance of professional competence among the staff. The
       patients ranked competence in pain treatment highest followed by
       competence in somatic medical care. Lower ranked, but still perceived as
       important, was competence in psychiatric medical care and social welfare
       work. Experience in treatment of addiction was ranked as less important.
       It can be concluded that it is fruitful to ask IVDUs about their
       preferences concerning care.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/PSYCHOLOGY/THERAPY
       Clinical Competence  Female  Human  HIV Infections/PSYCHOLOGY/*THERAPY
       Male  Middle Age  Palliative Care/PSYCHOLOGY  Patient Admission
       *Patient Care Team  Pneumonia/PSYCHOLOGY/THERAPY  *Sick Role  Substance
       Abuse, Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY/  REHABILITATION  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  Sweden  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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