Pain in HIV/AIDS : characteristics, contributing factors and the effects of a six-week peer-led exercise and education intervention.

Includes bibliographical references. === The central premise of this thesis was that pain is a problem in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), that this pain is biopsychosocial in nature, and as such may have different characteristics in different sub-groups. It was also hypothesised that pain in P...

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Main Author: Parker, Romy
Other Authors: Stein, Dan J
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10621
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references. === The central premise of this thesis was that pain is a problem in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), that this pain is biopsychosocial in nature, and as such may have different characteristics in different sub-groups. It was also hypothesised that pain in PLWHA can be effectively managed using a biopsychosocial treatment.