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Caring for Carers - Managing stress in those who care for people with HIV and AIDS

This UNAIDS Case Study looks at what care programmes for people with HIV and AIDS are doing to minimize stress and burnout.  Interviews with AIDS Support Organizations (ASOs) in Uganda and South Africa were held with a range of people including: managers and supervisors of care teams; carers on the staff of ASOs; community volunteers; primary carers within families; and individuals with expertise in this field. The objectives were to identify who the carers are within the family and at community level; identify the stressors – causes of stress – associated with their care-giving roles; draw lessons from the field in how to manage stress and minimize burnout in these settings; and recommend strategies to safeguard the health of carers at family and community levels.

Author(s): 
UNAIDS
Year of Publication: 
2000
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Resource Type: 
Gray literature
Language: 
English
Section: 
Resource Database