Clemades Perez de Corcho T; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. F12313.
Mexican Foundation for Combat Against AIDS, A.C., Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
ISSUES: Incorporating Verbal Narration into the framework of integrated medical attention of people who live with HIV/AIDS has contributed to improving their quality of life. DESCRIPTION: The use of Verbal Narration helps the physician to integrate biological, psychological and social elements into medical attention. The physician narrates short stories constructed on the basis of the needs of the patients and thus opens up communication to discuss their present state of health from a more integrated and humanistic perspective. LESSONS LEARNED: Patients who have participated in this experience have declared that it has been easier and more pleasant to understand messages and counsel from their physicians. With this tool (Verbal Narration) a better doctor-patient relationship, greater adherence to therapeutic treatment and, consequently, an improvement in the quality of life of persons with HIV/AIDS have been achieved. RECOMMENDATION: The physician or qualified personal who uses this tool should do so from a humanistic perspective, that is, from the respect and empathy that facilitates a sincere and honest process of communication with the patient.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Cities
- Communication
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Mexico
- Narration
- Physicians
Other ID:
UI: 102250556
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