Impact of support groups for people living with HIV on clinical outcomes: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S368-S374

  Bateganya, Moses H ^a   Amanyeiwe, Ugo ^b   Roxo, Uchechi ^b   Dong, Maxia ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical outcomes; PLHIV; resource limited settings; support groups

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL NEEDS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; SELF HELP;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84929070047     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000519     Document Type: Review

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