This section provides an overview of the rehabilitation interventions that can help people living with HIV. Click or tap a sub-section title to navigate to the full section content.
3.1 What are the rehabilitation interventions that address impairments common among people living with HIV?
This section is organized according to the categories of impairment in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health1 (see Section 1.3). Mental functions Sensory functions and…
3.2 What are the rehabilitation interventions that can address the activity limitations and participation restrictions common among people living with HIV?
The impairments described in Section 3.1 may result in a variety of activity limitations and restrictions to an individual’s participation in education, vocational, family and social pursuits. A broader and…
3.3 More information on the rehabilitation interventions available for people living with HIV
Many of the common rehabilitation interventions used when treating people living with HIV are listed below. Articulation, fluency, resonance, language advice and exercises Assistive devices Auditory training Chest physiotherapy techniques…
3.4 – What do rehabilitation providers need to know about their patients’ beliefs and use of traditional healers, spiritual leaders and alternative therapies outside the formal medical system?
With the advent of international air travel over the last century, there is great diversity of ethnic, cultural, language and religious groups globally. Health beliefs are closely interwoven with communities’…