Health Condition 1: null- Patients with HIV/AIDS who are on Anti Retroviral Therapy.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Self care intervention guidelines for HIV patients belonging to experimental group.
:
For control group subjects- Usual care will be given at ART Clinic.
Intervention2: Self care int
Sponsors
Fluid research grant internalCMC
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: PLHIV who are; • able to speak and read Tamil or English • on ART • between the age of 18 and 65 irrespective of their clinical stage
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: PLHIV who are; • on anxiolytic drugs • having psychiatric illness. (Diagnosed by the Psychiatrist) • unwilling to give written consent • with co-existing severe, chronic debilitating diseases such as COPD, cancer, renal disease. • with dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| o Improvement in knowledge on self care, attitude, compliance to ART, quality of life,and practices in home care management of minor illnesses. o Reduction in anxiety Timepoint: At 4th week and 12th week after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBalasaraswathi Seetharaman
Christian Medical College, Vellore- 632004
Outcome results
None listed