USE OF PRIMARY CARETAKERS AS PROXIES TO MEASURE THE HEALTH-CARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH AIDS

被引：10
作者：
BERK, RA
机构：
[1] The School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
来源：
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING | 1995年 / 12卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1525-1446.1995.tb00132.x
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
This study evaluated the validity of patient-proxy responses to the Healthcare Needs Scale for Patients with HIV/AIDS. This scale measures environmental and psychosocial support, financial resources, health behaviors, social support, and health management. A sample of 35 patients with HIV/AIDS and their primary caretakers was selected from a hospital inpatient AIDS unit in Baltimore, Maryland, between 1990 and 1992. The significance of discrepancies between the patient and caretaker responses was tested with Wilcoxon's matched pairs/signed ranks test. None of the 19 scale items exhibited a significant Z statistic. It was concluded that the primary caretakers of PWAs can serve as informed proxies and provide accurate information on the patients' healthcare needs.
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