End-of-Life Care and Bereavement Issues in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-AIDS

Karl Goodkin; Sindhura Kompella; Steven F Kendell

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2017.10.010

End-of-Life Care and Bereavement Issues in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-AIDS

Nurs Clin North Am. 2018 Mar;53(1):123-135. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2017.10.010.

Authors

Karl Goodkin¹, Sindhura Kompella², Steven F Kendell²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70567, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. Electronic address: Goodkin@etsu.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70567, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.

Abstract

This review article addresses end-of-life care issues characterizing human immunodeficiency virus progression by delineating associated stages of medical and nursing care. The initial progression from primary medical and nursing care aimed at functional cure to palliative care is discussed. This transition is considered in accord with the major symptoms experienced, including fatigue, pain, insomnia; decreased libido, hypogonadism, memory, and concentration; depression; and distorted body image. From the stage of palliative care, progression is delineated onward through the stages of hospice care, death and dying, and the subsequent bereavement process.

Keywords: AIDS; Aging; Bereavement; Death; Dying; End-of-life; HIV.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*
Bereavement*
Hospice Care / methods
Humans
Pain / prevention & control
Palliative Care / methods*
Terminal Care*

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