HIV & AIDS And The Older Adult (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Nokes, Kathleen M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The incidence of HIV/AIDS in society has reached epidemic levels. People of all ages are contracting the disease, and with the advances in medication and treatment, those with the disease are living longer. This book discusses the unique issues facing older adults with HIV/AIDS and addresses living with the disease.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317763406
• Artikelnr.: 59202817

Autorenporträt

Kathleen M. Nokes,

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1 Scope of the Challenge/Joanne Hanna Puleo
Overview of HIV/AIDS and Aging
HIV Infection
Educating People About HI V/AiDS
References
Chapter 2 Health Care Needs/Kathleen M. Nokes
Overview of l
IIV Disease
Primary Prevention
HIV Testing
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Summary
References
Chapter 3 Medical Issues/Peter Aupperle
Prognosis of Aging Persons with AIDS
Hazards of Delayed Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Dementia
Summary
References
Chapter 4 Psychosocial Issues/karen .Solomon
Risk Factors and Misconceptions
Responses to Diagnosis
Getting Help
Personal Reactions
Loss
Programs and Outreach
Coping Skills
Summary
References
Chapter 5 Creating a Support Group/Barbara Kornhaber and Mary Ann Malone
Conceptual Framework
Facilitators' Approach
Getting Organized
Cofacilitators' Issues
Initial Sessions
Issues of Concern to the Group
Group Members' Interactions and Reactions
Evaluation and Future Plans
What the Cofacilitators Have Learned from the Experience
References
Chapter 6 The Older Gay Man/Gregory Anderson
Defining the Problem
Identifying and Serving the Population
The Culture of the Older Gay Man
Risk Factors for the Older Gay Man
Older Gay Men and Health Care Providers
Living with HIV/AIDS
Interventions
Summary
References
Chapter 7 Long
Term Care/Ann Wyatt
Long
Term Care Needs of AIDS Patients
Home Care
Housing
Adult Day Health Care
Nursing I tomes
Hospice Care
Summary
References
Chapter 8 Legal and Ethical tssues/Kathleen carver and A. Widner Brown
Discrimination
Elder Abuse
Planning for Incapacity
Last Wilts and Testaments
Planning for Health Care
Developing Areas of Health Care Law and Ethics
Summary
References
Chapter 9 Caregiving Issues/Joan Levine
Perkell
Elderly Persons Infected with HIV/AIDS
Elderly Parents of Persons with AIDS
Grandparenting Issues
Relationships
Spirituality
Summary
References
Chapter 10 HIV/AIDS and Aging Networks/Daphne Joslin and Marie C. Nazon
Why Should a Formal Network of AIDS and Aging Professionals Be Developed?
Underlying Values, Attitudes, and Assumptions
Health and Human Services
Current HIV/AIDS and Aging Networks
l
IIV and the Elderly Work Group
Building a Network: The Challenges, Benefits, and Organizational Needs
Summary
References
Chapter II Voices/Dorothy E. Ilickey
Themes That Emerged from Agency
Organization and Individual Interviews
Interviews with Older People with HIV/AIDS
Interviews with Agency Representatives
Appendix A 1993 Revised Classification System for HIV Infection and Expanded AIDS Surveillance Case Definition for Adolescents and Adults
Appendix B States Prohibiting Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Additional Resource information
Appendix C Disposal Tips for home Health Care
Appendix D Resources for Grandparents
Appendix E Where Older Persons with HIV Disease Can Get Help and Additional Agencies and Organizations
Index.