TY - JOUR
T1 - Advanced HIV disease and health-related suffering-exploring the unmet need of palliative care
AU - Rangaraj, Ajay
AU - Connor, Stephen
AU - Harding, Richard
AU - Pinto, Clarice
AU - Chitembo, Lastone
AU - Ford, Nathan
N1 - Copyright © 2022 World Health Organization. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/11/22
Y1 - 2022/11/22
N2 - With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy ensures nearly 28 million of them receive regular treatment. However, a substantial number of deaths still occur every year from AIDS-related complications, with approximately 680 000 deaths in 2021. Of the estimated 56·8 million people globally in need of palliative care in 2020, only 7 million can access services. Providing palliative care services can help alleviate health-related suffering, such as pain and disease-related symptoms, and improve wellbeing. This Viewpoint discusses the unrealised potential of palliative care in individuals with advanced HIV disease. Key areas of training for health-care workers include appropriate sensitisation, training in palliative care, and effective communication. Advance care planning supports both the individual and their family and is therefore of crucial importance. Integration of palliative care in HIV programmes is needed to address health-related suffering, particularly for advanced HIV disease.
AB - With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy ensures nearly 28 million of them receive regular treatment. However, a substantial number of deaths still occur every year from AIDS-related complications, with approximately 680 000 deaths in 2021. Of the estimated 56·8 million people globally in need of palliative care in 2020, only 7 million can access services. Providing palliative care services can help alleviate health-related suffering, such as pain and disease-related symptoms, and improve wellbeing. This Viewpoint discusses the unrealised potential of palliative care in individuals with advanced HIV disease. Key areas of training for health-care workers include appropriate sensitisation, training in palliative care, and effective communication. Advance care planning supports both the individual and their family and is therefore of crucial importance. Integration of palliative care in HIV programmes is needed to address health-related suffering, particularly for advanced HIV disease.
U2 - 10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00295-8
DO - 10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00295-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36427522
SN - 2352-3018
JO - Lancet HIV
JF - Lancet HIV
ER -
