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An 8 page research paper that summarizes the issues associated with helping patients preserve their quality of life after an HIV/AIDS diagnosis. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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has been identified as the agent that precipitates the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which can immediately, but may not develop for years or even decades. The first cases
of AIDS were reported in 1981. At that time, this diagnosis was equated with a "rapid decline towards death"; however, due to innovation in pharmacological treatment, this diagnosis now means
that the client has to learn to live with a chronic illness, as "the progression of HIV infection to AIDS, the end-stage of HIV disease, is no longer a foregone
conclusion" (Plowfield, 2007, p. 275). Nevertheless, HIV/AIDS can have a profound effect on the clients quality of life. "Quality of life" refers to a "patients ability to enjoy normal life
activities" (Definition of Quality of life, 2008). A chronic illness is a disease that has a long duration (3 months or more), according to the U.S. National Center for Health
Statistics (Definition of Chronic illness, 2008). In other words, in order to have a high quality of life, clients with HIV/AIDS have to adapt in a variety of ways, and
nursing knowledge of these adjustments can aid them in this adaptation. Physiological implications of AIDS Etiology: HIV is the causative factor of AIDS, as it attacks the bodys immune
system, decreasing the natural defenses that allow the body to fight off infections and diseases (Etiology, 2008). As this suggests, it is not the virus or AIDS that make this
disease so deadly, but rather the fact that it leaves the body open to opportunistic disease and infections. AIDS is a "complex of symptoms and infections," which are caused by
HIV (Etiology, 2008). It is acquired, that is, not hereditary, as the individual must come into contact with virus, either through blood or bodily fluids, in order to contract the
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