Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Nov 2006)

A group work programme to support and empower non-professional caregivers of people living with AIDS

  • Corinne Strydom,
  • C C Wessels

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v11i4.226
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4

Abstract

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According to a literature study and a research survey conducted in 2004, caregivers are increasingly forced to deal with people living with AIDS as health services are unable to cope with the fast-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Opsomming Volgens ‘n literatuurstudie en ‘n empiriese ondersoek wat in 2004 onderneem is, word versorgers toenemend onder druk geplaas om met mense wat met VIGS lewe te werk, omdat die gesondheidsdienste nie meer die groeiende MIV/VIGS epidemie kan hanteer nie. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.