People Living With HIV: Implications for Rehabilitation Nurses.
Joseph D Perazzo, Allison R Webel, Ellen McGough and 1 others
PMID 29710061WHAT IT FOUND
Rehabilitation nurses are advised to protect HIV privacy, assess delayed healing risks, and support physical activity, nutrition, and medication adherence in older adults living with HIV.
Key findings
01The review says rehabilitation nurses should respect patients' HIV disclosure wishes and protect privacy during medication administration, bedside discussions, and handoffs.
02The review says HIV-related lifestyle and psychosocial factors may slow healing, and nurses should assess living situation, social support, infection, and re-injury.
03The review says rehabilitation nurses can support self-management of physical activity, nutrition, and medication adherence.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
This is a narrative review, not an original study. It reports no participants, no random allocation, and no outcome measurements. The practice suggestions are based on the authors' synthesis of prior literature. They are not tested interventions. The paper is written for rehabilitation nurses. It does not specify how physical therapists, occupational therapists, or speech-language pathologists would apply the advice.
Declared interests
The authors report no current or potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that these nursing actions improve healing or adherence. It is a narrative review. It does not test whether these actions work.