HIV as a chronic disease: Implications for long-term care at an AIDS-dedicated skilled nursing facility
Selwyn P, Goulet J, Molde S, Constantino J, Fennie K, Wetherill P, Gaughan D, Brett-Smith H, Kennedy C. HIV as a chronic disease: Implications for long-term care at an AIDS-dedicated skilled nursing facility. Journal Of Urban Health 2000, 77: 187-203. PMID: 10856000, PMCID: PMC3456125, DOI: 10.1007/bf02390530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesLong-term careNursing facilitiesPsychiatric illnessNeurologic diseaseTerminal careChronic disease phaseComparison of admissionMedian Karnofsky scoreLong-term care facilitiesCurrent antiretroviral therapyLength of stayInjection drug usersYear of admissionSerious neurologic diseaseAcute medical treatmentLevel of careAdmission medicationsMedian CD4Advanced diseaseAntiretroviral therapyImportant service needsKarnofsky scoreChart reviewImmunodeficiency syndrome