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Multilingual HIV/AIDS symptom management manual released by DENOSA
Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa Press Release. 13 August 2004.
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The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), a Non-Governmental Organisation in the health sector has today (13 August 2004) released a multilingual manual on symptom management for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The manual, which is the results of a four country collaborative study, is titled "Symptom management strategies, a manual for people living with HIV/AIDS". It documents inter alia; the frequencies of self reported physical and psychological symptoms ranging from fear, anxiety, depression, diarrhea and pain as well as how to deal with them. It further provides self and family care strategies for the twenty (20) most commonly occurring HIV/AIDS related signs and symptoms.
Researchers involved included Dr Naomi Seboni of the University of Botswana, Dr Sarie Human of the University of South Africa, Dr Lucy Makoae of the National University of Lesotho and Dr Nonhlahla Sukati of the University of Swaziland.
"It is important that people know how to deal with symptoms as they impact on the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS" argues Nelouise Geyer, DENOSA ?’s Deputy Director of Professional Matters. "The burden people families experience in their struggle to manage HIV symptoms could be reduced if health care workers and society in general have symptom management strategies to control physical and psychological harm" she adds.
The four countries involved in the research were South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana and Lesotho and were funded by Bristol- Meyers Squibb Foundation. For more information, please contact Nelouise Geyer at 082 551 6041 Or Lesiba Job Seshoka at 082 776 0964 (Media Liaison). |
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