Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:29:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marianne de Oliveira Falco.pdf: 1327193 bytes, checksum: f2c63ea5da2350c16f08f39b5e787803 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-16 / Objective: To assess the available scientific knowledge on the effect of nutritional treatment abnormality metabolic in adult patients living with Aids in the use of HAART and adherence of nutritional/diet therapy. Methods: A systematic review of literature was conducted through a search protocol developed by the authors: articles were searched in Pubmed, Lilacs and Cochrane, between 1996 and 2010, of the type: controlled clinical trial, randomized or crossover; were adults, living with HIV/Aids under anti-retroviral therapy showing no opportunistic diseases. The intervention of interest was oral nutritional supplementation and/or lifestyle changes through specific nutritional therapy: dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, lipodystrophy and systemic arterial hypertension. For qualitative classification of the articles we used the Jadad scale. The clinical trials, was controlled, randomized, open label, with a target population of adults with Aids in antiretroviral therapy and without opportunistic diseases. In the study on adherence was held randomized controlled trial and open. Among the 165 patients randomly assigned to two treatment groups for nutritional / dietary. The group treatment 1 (T1) and Treatment 2 (T2) received nutrition care, and the stage of nutritional diagnosis performed similarly in both groups and with service until completing treatment. With respect to conduct diet therapy groups (T1) and (T2)received nutritional counseling, group T2 also received individualized dietary plan. The groups had returns quaterly (T1) and monthly (T2). We considered dietary before and after the intervention and attendance at meetings as parameters of adherence to treatment. Results: In a systematic review 385 papers were found and seven met the inclusion criteria. The interventions applied in such studies were: diet plus physical exercises, diet plus supplement and only supplements. Dyslipidaemia was the common outcome to all studies. The studies assessing supplementation with omega 3 found significant reduction on triglycerides. Specific diet plus omega 3 supplementation showed an increase on HDL cholesterol. Supplementation with chromo nycotinate showed no effect on dyslipidaemia. Lifestyle modification,including diet and physical activity, drastically reduced the waist circumference, lipodystrophy and systolic arterial pressure. In the clinical trial among 165 patients in the study were 83 T1 and 82 T2. At the end of 7,3 months, 20% patients dropped out of the nutrition therapy. The T1 and T2 groups showed no significant difference in relation to socio demographic parameters. 15,63% of group T2 reached the goal considered optimal for adhesion while 42.65% of group T1 were 100% adherence to queries. The T1 and T2 groups showed a reduction to the risk of food consumption, increased consumption of protective foods, increased fractioning meals in T2 group. Conclusion: In the systematic review by lowering triglycerides with omega 3 supplementation was the greatest nutritional intervention with scientific evidence. Prescription diet seems to be the most appropriate intervention to increase HDL. Still can not make inferences about the nutritional treatment of total cholesterol, LDL and insulin resistance. In the study of adherence, there were no differences between groups T1and T2, in relation to adherence and in relation to the goals of food consumption. / Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento científico disponível sobre o efeito do tratamento nutricional nas alterações metabólicas em pacientes com Aids e a adesão destes ao serviço de Nutrição e ao tratamento nutricional/dietoterápico. Métodos: Para revisão sistemática, conduziu-se revisão sistemática de literatura por meio de protocolo de busca nas bases de dados: Pubmed, LIlacs e Cochrane, entre 1996 e 2010, do tipo ensaio clínico, controlado, randomizado, crossover, sendo a população alvo: adultos, vivendo com HIV/Aids, em uso de terapia anti-retroviral e sem doenças oportunistas. A intervenção de interesse foi suplementação nutricional via oral e/ou mudança de estilo de vida através de tratamento dietoterápico específico: dislipidemia, resistência insulínica, lipodistrofia e hipertensão arterial sistêmica. Para o estudo de adesão realizou-se ensaio clínico controlado, randomizado e aberto. Cento e sessenta e cinco adultos com Aids em uso de TARV, alocados aleatoriamente em dois grupos para tratamento nutricional/dietoterápico. Os grupos Tratamento1(T1) e Tratamento 2 (T2) receberam consulta de nutrição, sendo a etapa de diagnóstico nutricional realizada de mesma forma em ambos os grupos e com atendimento até completar o tratamento. Os grupos (T1) e (T2) receberam orientações nutricionais, o grupo T2 recebeu ainda plano alimentar individualizado. O grupo T1 tinha agendamento de retornos trimestrais e o T2 mensal. Consideraram-se repercussões dietéticas após a intervenção e assiduidade às reuniões como parâmetros de adesão ao tratamento. Resultados: Na revisão sistemática, após localizar 385 artigos, sete foram incluídos. As intervenções utilizadas nesses estudos foram: dieta, dieta mais exercício físico, dieta mais suplemento e somente suplementos. Dislipidemia foi desfecho avaliado em todos os estudos. Os estudos que avaliaram suplementação com ômega 3 encontraram redução significativa dos triglicérides. Dieta específica mais suplementação de ômega 3 mostrou aumento de HDL-colesterol. Suplementação com nicotinato de cromo não teve efeito sobre a dislipidemia. Modificação de estilo de vida reduziu, significativamente a circunferência da cintura, lipodistrofia e pressão arterial sistólica. No ensaio clínico dentre os 165 pacientes incluídos no estudo 83 receberam o T1 e 82 o T2. Ao final de 7,3 meses, 20% pacientes desistiram do tratamento nutricional. 15,63% dos pacientes do grupo T2 e 42,65% do grupo T2 atingiram a meta considerada ótima para adesão. Os grupos T1 e T2 apresentaram redução para o consumo de alimento de risco, aumento do consumo de alimentos de proteção, aumento e no fracionamento das refeições no grupo. Conclusão: Na revisão sistemática a redução de triglicérides pela suplementação com ômega 3 foi a intervenção nutricional com maiores evidências científicas. A prescrição de dieta parece ser a intervenção mais adequada para aumentar HDL. Ainda não é possível fazer inferências sobre o tratamento nutricional do colesterol total, LDL e resistência insulínica. No estudo de adesão, não houve diferenças entre os grupos T1 e T2, em relação à adesão às consultas analisada pela assiduidade e em relação às metas de consumo alimentar avaliada pelas modificações de hábitos alimentares.

The purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting non-adherence to Anti-retroviral therapy among AIDS patients. A cross sectional quantitative survey, was used. Structured interviews were conducted with 300 ART patients. Data were analysed using SPSS version 13 and presented in charts, graphs and frequency tables. Motivators of good adherence were identified as disclosure of HIV positive status to more than one person, frequent adherence counselling, self-efficacy to adhere to ART, positive interactions between patients and healthcare providers; and using an adherence partner. Barriers to adherence were forgetfulness, transportation costs to and from the clinic, time away from work and side effects. There was a strong positive correlation between adherence, CD4 counts and viral load. Adherence was closely tied to immunologic and virologic improvements. Respondents with poor adherence were likely to have unsuppressed viral loads (OR 12.98, 95%, CI 4.9-34). / Health Studies / Masters of Public Health

MCur / Department of Advanced Nursing Science / Survival of children with HIV/AIDS has increased considerably with the use of effective antiretroviral therapy. However, the benefits of this therapy are limited by the difficulty of adherence to the treatment. This study sought to explore the role of professional nurses on anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children in Lejweleputswa district: Free State, South Africa. An exploratory descriptive qualitative research design was used to identify and describe role of professional nurses toward anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children. Population for this study included seventeen (17) professional nurses working in four purposively sampled Primary Health Care clinics invited to participate in the study. Four focus group discussions were conducted in which each group had 6 participants. The transcribed data was analysed using the framework approach of data analysis. Professional nurses in Lejweleputswa district report poor knowledge of parents/caregivers of children, perceived poverty, stigma and discrimination, inappropriate care approaches, and parental dynamics as factors influencing poor ART adherence. Recommendations for enhancing children ART adherence levels in Lejweleputswa district included: mainstreaming adherence counselling in children ART and adopting a comprehensive family centered care approach were identified as measures for improving children ART adherence. Other measures included integration of ART services into Primary Health Care (PHC) services, parental empowerment, development of a programme to reduce stigma and discrimination in the community.

MA (Psychology) / Department of Psychology / Background: An estimated 70% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa out of 25 million are living with HIV. HIV is a debilitating disease, however, antiretroviral treatment helps promote effective viral suppression, reduces the risk of transmission and prevents death (WHO, 2013). To ensure positive treatment outcomes, high levels of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) adherence, 95%, is necessary, however, research indicates that 23% of Africans are achieving less than 80% adherence, potentially impacting negatively on prognosis. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine adherence, explore perceptions and behaviour of patients on Antiretroviral Therapy attending Thohoyandou Health Centre, in Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa. Methodology: This was a mixed method which employed both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. In quantitative, triangulation was utilised through a questionnaire and patients’ file, simple random sampling was used to select 105 male and female patients aged 18-60 who are on ART at Thohoyandou Health Centre; data were collected and SPSSversion 25 was used to analyse the data through descriptive, cross tabulation and inferential statistics using Chi-square.Qualitative phase – phenomelogical research design was utilised, twenty participants were purposively sampled and individually interviewed, ATLAS. ti program was used to analyse the data collected. Results: 67% of respondents were females, 34% of the respondents’ age range was 50-60 years, 44.8% were single, 48.6% had tertiary education and 69.5% were unemployed. The self-report of ART adherence of 87.6% among patients was indicated, with 19.6% who reported defaulting ART, 14.3% admitted to missing medical appointments. The reasons for missing medical appointments were: forgetfulness, not a convenient time, patient feeling better, transportation challenges and being too sick to attend. The objective evaluation of patients’ CD4 count at baseline revealed that 40.9% of patients had a CD4 count of <200c/mm3, out of 40.9% respondents (15.2%) were those aged between 41-50 years, 31.4% of respondents did not know their CD4 count for various reasons (defaulted on treatment, missed appointments). CD4 count follow-up data after six months revealed that 33% of patients had a CD4 count <200c/mm3 and 39% accounted for unknown CD4 count. vi Three themes emerged from the data, namely: Knowledge of HIV were respondents presented a negaitive and positive perception of ths diagnosis; barriers to ART adherence where sub-themes included discrimination, strigma, rejection, inadequate knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment, side effects; coping strategies where acceptance, religion and social support serve as corner stones for patients. Association was examined and findings did not reveal any significant association between gender, marital status, education, occupation; however, age was significantly associated with non-adherence to ART with X2 = 3.69, df = 1, p = < .002. Recommendations: The study recommends intensification of health education campaign against stigma, discrimination, rejection and other barriers to enhance positive attitude towards HIV patients that wil consequently stimulate adherence and alleviate the burden associated with taking treatment unswervingly. Given the high percentage of infected older respondents, government must also focus its resources to educate illiterate and older people about HIV, adherence and management in order to achieve the golden standardrate of 95% adherence. Strategies to facilitate and normalise adherence among males is indicated. / NRF