Confidentiality or continuity? Family caregivers' experiences with care for HIV/AIDS patients in home-based care in Lesotho

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-46

  Makoae, Mokhantšo ^a   Jubber, Ken ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Confidentiality; Continuity of care; Ethic of care; HIV AIDS; Lesotho

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESOTHO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 57749203584     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724900     Document Type: Article

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