AEGiS-10IAC: Care and social services for HIV/AID. Stress, burnout, and coping among health workers, caregivers and families.

10th International AIDS Conference


Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994

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Care and social services for HIV/AID. Stress, burnout, and coping among health workers, caregivers and families.

Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:394 (abstract no. PD0758)
Kalyebara JN; Aids Information Centre, Kampala, Uganda.

INTRODUCTION: The pressures that stress places upon our bodies and minds lead directly to the state of exhaustion and erosion of spirit. In our daily social and care activities, there is always burnout. A strategy for survival, one must ask himself or herself what things should be done to get from where one is to where one wants to be. Personalized strategy to be implemented is day to day living among health care givers and families.

METHODOLOGY: Reviewing philosophy of life awareness and adopting a positive attitude towards stressors. Talking out problems and frustrations and establish a social support system with those around to endure interpersonal ties to groups of people who could assist in times of need. RECOMMENDATIONS: Attitude of "detached concern" towards those helped, determine the limit and don't go beyond your limit. Socialize with people outside your work environment. Realize the short comings and weaknesses within oneself and others. Spend time to reflect and think.

Keywords: AEGIS, Caregivers, Family, Social Work, Adaptation, Psychological, Social Welfare, Stress, Stress, Psychological, HIV Infections, Health Services Needs and Demand, manpower, instrumentation, ICA10KWDaegis,caregivers,family,socialwork,adaptation,psychological,socialwelfare,stress,stress,psychological,hivinfections,healthservicesneedsanddemand,manpower,instrumentation,ica10
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