Small Palliative Care Needs of Hiv/Aids Patients Treated at Nhan Ai Hospital in 2022

Abstract

Palliative care is measures aimed at improving the quality of life of patients and their families, who arefacing problems related to life-threatening illness, through the prevent and reduce the burden they endure by early recognition, comprehensive assessment, and treatment of pain and other problems such as physical, psychological, social, and spiritual symptoms.Objectives: Describe the current situation of palliative care needs of HIV/AIDS patients inpatient treatedat Nhan Ai Hospital in 2022.Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. Currently with a sample sizeof 180 HIV/AIDS patients being treated at Nhan Ai Hospital from January 2022 to October 2022.Results: Patients with HIV/AIDS have a high need for palliative care. In which, the rate of needingmedical information is 91.7%, the rate having the need for care support is 84.5%, the rate having the need for communication and relationship is 83.6%, the rate having The need for spiritual support is 78.3% and the rate for material needs is 85.7%. These results are very high, proving that the need for health care care of HIV/AIDS patients is very large.Conclusion: Patients with HIV/AIDS have high needs for different groups of care needs. The largestdemand for medical information accounted for 91.7% and the smallest was the need for emotional supportaccounted for 78.3%. It is necessary to understand the needs of the patient in order to have appropriatepalliative care for people living with HIV.