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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Improving HIV management in sub-Saharan Africa: How much palliative care is needed?

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Pages 1304-1306 | Published online: 12 Dec 2007

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Megan L Wilkins, Ronald H Dallas, Kathleen E Fanone & Maureen E Lyon. (2013) Pediatric palliative care for youth with HIV/AIDS: systematic review of the literature. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care 5, pages 165-179.
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Richard A. Powell & Jennifer Hunt. (2013) Family care giving in the context of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Progress in Palliative Care 21:1, pages 13-21.
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Oladayo A Afolabi, Kennedy Nkhoma, Matthew Maddocks & Richard Harding. (2021) What constitutes a palliative care need in people with serious illnesses across Africa? A mixed-methods systematic review of the concept and evidence. Palliative Medicine 35:6, pages 1052-1070.
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Reino Torsti Ilmari Pöyhiä, Emmanuel Owden Mwalumuli, Aida Charles Mtega & Jackson John Vegula. (2020) Sustainability of Palliative Care in a Rural Hospital in Tanzania: A Longitudinal and Prospective 4-Year Study. Journal of Palliative Care 35:3, pages 192-198.
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Habtamu Abera Areri. 2019. Palliative Care. Palliative Care.
Nothando Ngwenya, Julia Ambler & Moherndran Archary. (2019) Qualitative situational analysis of palliative care for adolescents with cancer and HIV in South Africa: healthcare worker perceptions. BMJ Open 9:1, pages e023225.
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John Y. RheeEduardo GarraldaEve NamisangoEmmanuel LuyirikaLiliana de LimaRichard A. PowellCarlos Centeno. (2018) Developing Macroindicators of Palliative Care Development in Africa: A Process with In-Country and International Experts. Journal of Palliative Medicine 21:3, pages 342-353.
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Jacques Lofandjola Masumbuku, Ernest Sumaili Kiswaya, Philippe Mairiaux, Daniel Gillain & Jean Petermans. (2017) Chronic illness needing palliative care in Kinshasa hospitals, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tropical Medicine and Health 45:1.
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Hatoko Sasaki, Marie-Charlotte Bouesseau, Joan Marston & Rintaro Mori. (2017) A scoping review of palliative care for children in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Palliative Care 16:1.
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Amy E. Caruso BrownScott C. HowardJustin N. BakerRaul C. RibeiroCatherine G. Lam. (2014) Reported Availability and Gaps of Pediatric Palliative Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Published Data. Journal of Palliative Medicine 17:12, pages 1369-1383.
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Eugene W. Farber & Vincent C. Marconi. (2014) Palliative HIV Care: Opportunities for Biomedical and Behavioral Change. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 11:4, pages 404-412.
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Richard Harding, Victoria Simms, Suzanne Penfold, Julia Downing, Richard A Powell, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Eve Namisango, Scott Moreland, Nancy Gikaara, Mackuline Atieno, Jennifer Kataike, Clare Nsubuga, Grace Munene, Geoffrey Banga & Irene J Higginson. (2013) Availability of essential drugs for managing HIV-related pain and symptoms within 120 PEPFAR-funded health facilities in East Africa: A cross-sectional survey with onsite verification. Palliative Medicine 28:4, pages 293-301.
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Lucy Selman, Victoria Simms, Suzanne Penfold, Richard A Powell, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Julia Downing, Nancy Gikaara, Grace Munene, Irene J Higginson & Richard Harding. (2013) 'My dreams are shuttered down and it hurts lots’–a qualitative study of palliative care needs and their management by HIV outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda. BMC Palliative Care 12:1.
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T.C. Onyeka, M. Velijanashvili, S.G. Abdissa, F.A. Manase & D. Kordzaia. (2013) Twenty-first century palliative care: a tale of four nations. European Journal of Cancer Care 22:5, pages 597-604.
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Victoria Simms, Nancy Gikaara, Grace Munene, Mackuline Atieno, Jeniffer Kataike, Clare Nsubuga, Geoffrey Banga, Eve Namisango, Suzanne Penfold, Peter Fayers, Richard A. Powell, Irene J. Higginson & Richard Harding. (2013) Multidimensional Patient-Reported Problems within Two Weeks of HIV Diagnosis in East Africa: A Multicentre Observational Study. PLoS ONE 8:2, pages e57203.
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Lucy Selman, Peter Speck, Marjolein Gysels, Godfrey Agupio, Natalya Dinat, Julia Downing, Liz Gwyther, Thandi Mashao, Keletso Mmoledi, Tony Moll, Lydia Sebuyira, Barbara Ikin, Irene J Higginson & Richard Harding. (2013) ‘Peace’ and ‘life worthwhile’ as measures of spiritual well-being in African palliative care: a mixed-methods study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 11:1, pages 94.
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Keira Lowther, Victoria Simms, Lucy Selman, Lorraine Sherr, Liz Gwyther, Hellen Kariuki, Aabid Ahmed, Zipporah Ali, Rachel Jenkins, Irene J Higginson & Richard Harding. (2012) Treatment outcomes in palliative care: the TOPCare study. A mixed methods phase III randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. BMC Infectious Diseases 12:1.
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Christine Katusiime. (2012) Palliation in Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Medicine—An Emerging Need. Journal of Palliative Medicine 15:11, pages 1167-1168.
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Eve Namisango, Richard Harding, Leonard Atuhaire, Henry Ddungu, Elly Katabira, Fred Roland Muwanika & Richard A. Powell. (2012) Pain Among Ambulatory HIV/AIDS Patients: Multicenter Study of Prevalence, Intensity, Associated Factors, and Effect. The Journal of Pain 13:7, pages 704-713.
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Victoria Simms, Irene J Higginson & Richard Harding. (2012) Integration of palliative care throughout HIV disease. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 12:7, pages 571-575.
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Lucy Selman, Richard J. Siegert, Irene J. Higginson, Godfrey Agupio, Natalya Dinat, Julia Downing, Liz Gwyther, Thandi Mashao, Keletso Mmoledi, Tony Moll, Lydia Mpanga Sebuyira, Barbara Ikin & Richard Harding. (2012) The “Spirit 8” successfully captured spiritual well-being in African palliative care: factor and Rasch analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 65:4, pages 434-443.
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Julia B Tapsfield & M Jane Bates. (2011) Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi. BMC Palliative Care 10:1.
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Peter R Kamerman & Duncan Mitchell. (2011) Current perspectives on HIV-related pain and its management: insights from sub-Saharan Africa. Pain Management 1:6, pages 587-596.
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Victoria M. Simms, Irene J. Higginson & Richard Harding. (2011) What Palliative Care-Related Problems Do Patients Experience at HIV Diagnosis? A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 42:5, pages 734-753.
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Lucy E Selman, Irene J Higginson, Godfrey Agupio, Natalya Dinat, Julia Downing, Liz Gwyther, Thandi Mashao, Keletso Mmoledi, Tony Moll, Lydia Sebuyira, Barbara Ikin & Richard Harding. (2011) Quality of life among patients receiving palliative care in South Africa and Uganda: a multi-centred study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 9:1, pages 21.
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Richard Harding, Victoria Simms, Suzanne Penfold, Paul McCrone, Scott Moreland, Julia Downing, Richard A Powell, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Eve Namisango, Peter Fayers, Siân Curtis & Irene J Higginson. (2010) Multi-centred mixed-methods PEPFAR HIV care & support public health evaluation: study protocol. BMC Public Health 10:1.
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Richard Harding, Richard A. Powell, Fatia Kiyange, Julia Downing & Faith Mwangi-Powell. (2010) Provision of Pain- and Symptom-Relieving Drugs for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 40:3, pages 405-415.
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Kimberly Green, Tran Tuan, Tran Vu Hoang, Nguyen Nguyen Thi Trang, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha & Nguyen Duc Hung. (2010) Integrating Palliative Care Into HIV Outpatient Clinical Settings: Preliminary Findings From an Intervention Study in Vietnam. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 40:1, pages 31-34.
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Mark Lazenby, Tony Ma, Howard J. Moffat, Marjorie Funk, M. Tish Knobf & Ruth McCorkle. (2010) Influences on place of death in Botswana. Palliative and Supportive Care 8:2, pages 177-185.
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Katie WakehamRichard HardingDoreen Bamukama-NamakoolaJonathan LevinJohn KissaRosalind Parkes-RatanshiGodfrey MuzaayaHeiner GrosskurthDavid G. Lalloo. (2010) Symptom Burden in HIV-Infected Adults at Time of HIV Diagnosis in Rural Uganda. Journal of Palliative Medicine 13:4, pages 375-380.
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Megan E Kell & John D Walley. (2009) Palliative care for HIV in the era of antiretroviral therapy availability: perspectives of nurses in Lesotho. BMC Palliative Care 8:1.
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Maureen E. LyonPatricia A. GarvieLinda BriggsJianping HeRobert McCarterLawrence J. D'Angelo. (2009) Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the Family/Adolescent-Centered (FACE) Advance Care Planning Intervention for Adolescents with HIV. Journal of Palliative Medicine 12:4, pages 363-372.
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Richard Harding, Richard A. Powell, Julia Downing, Stephen R. Connor, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Kath Defilippi, Sue Cameron, Eunice Garanganga, Ekiria Kikule & Carla Alexander. (2008) Generating an African Palliative Care Evidence Base: The Context, Need, Challenges, and Strategies. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 36:3, pages 304-309.
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Carla DL Ens, Liz Gwyther, Harvey M Chochinov, Stephen Moses, Catherine Jackson & Richard Harding. (2008) Access to hospice care: multi-professional specialist perspectives in South Africa. International Journal of Palliative Nursing 14:4, pages 169-174.
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