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7578312

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0954-0121
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Somatic care wanted by HIV-infected intravenous drug abusers: the patients' opinions and experiences.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't