Collaborative HIV care in primary health care: nurses’ views

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.N. Ngunyulu ◽  
M.D. Peu ◽  
F.M. Mulaudzi ◽  
M.L.S. Mataboge ◽  
S.S. Phiri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

Do primary health care nurses address cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients?

2014 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Daly ◽  
Timothy Kenealy ◽  
Bruce Arroll ◽  
Nicolette Sheridan ◽  
Robert Scragg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses ◽  
Diabetes Patients

scholarly journals Employment conditions of Australian primary health care nurses

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Halcomb ◽  
Christine Ashley ◽  
Sharon James ◽  
Elizabeth Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

scholarly journals Severe disability: Do primary health care nurses have a role to play?

Curationis ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bornman ◽  
E. Alant ◽  
L.L. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Training Strategy ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Intervention Protocol ◽  
Children's Caregivers ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses ◽  
Traditional Roles

This article focuses on the importance of primary health care nurses’ involvement in the identification of children with severe disabilities, early and appropriate intervention that includes referral, as well as the provision of support to the children’s caregivers. The use of multiskilling as a strategy to train nurses to fulfil this role is described. The traditional roles of community nurses are explored within the disability paradigm, with specific reference to multi-skilling. Finally, research results following the implementation of the Beginning Communication Intervention Protocol (BCIP), which uses multiskilling as a training strategy, are described. Recommendations for further research are then provided.

Pilot Program of Shared Assistance with Primary Care in Patients Living with HIV, and Satisfaction with The Healthcare Received

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melchor Riera ◽  
Adria Ferre ◽  
Alfredo Santos-Pinheiro ◽  
Helem Hayde Vilchez ◽  
Maria Luisa Martin-Peña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Shared Care ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Art Adherence ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract Background: There are few shared assistance programs with Primary Health Care (PHC) in PLWH. The aim was to develop a Pilot Program of shared HIV care in PLWH ensuring proper HIV control. Methods: Design: Prospective pilot project of a shared care intervention.Setting: HIV specialized outpatient consultations for HIV infection at Son Espases University Hospital which serves 2000 patients. Subjects: Patients who attended HIV specialized consultation between January 1st and June 30th, 2017. Intervention: Basal questionnaire on health services used by patients. HIV Training Program on HIV in Primary Health Care (PHC). Pilot Program of shared assistance (PPAC) with PHC. Main Outcomes: Maintenance of undetectable HIV viral load, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, AIDS and non-AIDS events, loss of follow up, and satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The basal questionnaire was filled out by 918 patients, with 108 (11.7%) patients reporting neither knowing nor having been visited by their GP. A total of 93 patients were included in the PPAC, with a mean age of 49.9 years (SD 11.7), and an average of 14.6 years since the HIV diagnosis. Eleven patients were followed up for less than six months and were excluded from the analysis. Median follow-up during the PPAC of the remaining 82 patients was 728 days (IQR 370-1070). Sixteen patients dropped out of the PPAC (19.5%), three died, three were lost to follow up, one was withdrawn due to medical criteria, and nine withdrew voluntarily.No patient presented any AIDS defining events, although eight patients presented non-AIDS events. All the patients had undetectable viral load (VL) and average ART adherence was 99.4% (SD1.4). The patient’s satisfaction score with PPAC was 8.64 (SD2.5).Conclusion: It is possible to establish shared care programs with PHC in selected patients with HIV infection, thereby reducing hospital visits while maintaining good adherence and virological control and achieving high patient satisfaction.

An evaluation of the management of epilepsy by primary health care nurses in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 294-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bola Adamolekun ◽  
Jens Mielke ◽  
Douglas Ball ◽  
Tendai Mundanda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

scholarly journals The support needs of Australian primary health care nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1553-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Halcomb ◽  
Anna Williams ◽  
Christine Ashley ◽  
Susan McInnes ◽  
Catherine Stephen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

scholarly journals Experiences of primary health care nurses regarding the provision of free health care services in the Northern region of the Limpopo Province

Curationis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
VO Netshandama ◽  
L Nemathaga ◽  
SN Shai-Mahoko
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
Free Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of primary health care nurses working in the clinics and health centres involved in the provision of free health care services. The research design followed was exploratory, descriptive and qualitative. The population of the study included all primary health care nurses working at the clinics and health centres in the Vhembe (northern) region of the Limpopo Province. The sampling method used was purposive for the samples of both the clinics and the nurses. The inclusion criteria for the nurses included experience of two or more years in providing primary health care. The inclusion criteria for the selection of clinics included being a busy clinic (a minimum of 2000 patients per month) with a staff establishment of four or more primary health care nurses. In conducting this research, ethical principles were taken into account. Data was collected from 23 participants in the Northern Region. The research question read as follows: What are your experiences regarding the provision of free health care services? An open coding method consisting of eight steps provided by Tesch's (1990:140-145) eight-step method of analysing data was used. The research findings revealed that the primary health care nurses working in the clinics experience feelings of failure to provide adequate primary health care services due to the increased workload, misuse of the service, and fear associated with lack of security in the clinics and health centres. The conclusions drawn from this research are that on the one hand a poor mechanism exists for the monitoring of the implementation of free health services, and on another hand, there has been misuse of the facilities by the community. The concept “free health care service” has been misinterpreted.

scholarly journals Integration of HIV Care and Treatment in Primary Health Care Centers and Patient Retention in Central Mozambique

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. e146-e152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barrot H. Lambdin ◽  
Mark A. Micek ◽  
Kenneth Sherr ◽  
Sarah Gimbel ◽  
Marina Karagianis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care And Treatment ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
Patient Retention
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