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E-Module

An HIV and Rehab Resource

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  • About
    • 1 – What is this resource about and who is it for?
    • 2 – Why was this resource created?
    • 3 – How can this resource be used?
    • 4 – Can this resource be used for teaching?
    • 5 – How was this resource developed?
    • 6 – Who contributed to developing this adapted resource?
    • 7 – Who funded the development of this resource?
    • 8 – Disclaimer
  • Section 1
    • 1.1 How is “rehabilitation” defined in this resource?
    • 1.2 How can rehabilitation help people living with HIV?
    • 1.3 How can the World Health Organization’s “ICF” help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.4 How can the Episodic Disability Model help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.5 Who provides rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.6 Do rehabilitation providers need special skills or training to care for people living with HIV? If so, what?
    • 1.7 What roles do rehabilitation providers have related to HIV?
    • 1.8 When is rehabilitation clinical intervention useful along the HIV care continuum?
  • Section 2
    • 2.1 What do rehabilitation professionals need to know about the stages of HIV infection?
    • 2.2 What do rehabilitation providers need to know about CD4 count and viral load?
    • 2.3 What is the impact of HIV on body systems and why does this matter for rehabilitation providers?
    • 2.4 Who might rehabilitation providers treat?
    • 2.5 What do rehabilitation providers need to know about antiretroviral therapies?
  • Section 3
    • 3.1 What are the rehabilitation interventions that address impairments common among people living with HIV?
    • 3.2 What are the rehabilitation interventions that can address the activity limitations and participation restrictions common among people living with HIV?
    • 3.3 More information on the rehabilitation interventions available for people living with HIV
    • 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?
  • Section 4
    • 4.1: Intersectionality Theory in the Context of Rehabilitation
    • 4.2: Children and Youth
    • 4.3: HIV and Aging
    • 4.4: Substance Use
    • 4.5: Trauma
    • 4.6: Racialized Populations
    • 4.7: Indigenous Populations
    • 4.8: HIV, Sex and Gender
    • 4.9: HIV and COVID-19
    • 4.10: Is HIV itself a disability?
  • Section 5
    • 5.1 What are outcome measures?
    • 5.2 Why is it important to use outcome measures during rehabilitation with people living with HIV?
    • 5.3 How do rehabilitation providers know if an outcome measure will be useful in practice?
    • 5.4 What are floor and ceiling effects in outcome measurement?
    • 5.5 What is the difference between generic and HIV-specific outcome measures?
    • 5.6 How should you decide which outcome measures to use?
    • 5.7 How do you access a copy of an outcome measure?
    • 5.8 What are rehabilitation-related outcome measures that can be useful for people living with HIV?
  • Case Studies
    • Case #1 – Acute Care, Cardiorespiratory and Neurological
    • Case #2 – Musculoskeletal – Knee Pain
    • Case #3 – Aging, Cognition, Community, Stroke
    • Case #4 – Complex Case – Musculoskeletal, Episodic, Cardiorespiratory
    • Case #5 – Diabetes, Neuropathy, Substance Use
    • Case #6 – Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care
    • Supplemental Case Studies without Leading Questions
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Section 5 – What are the concepts and tools for measuring rehabilitation outcomes in HIV?

This section reviews concepts and tools for measuring rehabilitation outcomes in HIV. Click or tap a section title to navigate to the full section content.

5.1 What are outcome measures?

Outcome measures refer to tools, questionnaires, or devices that facilitate the assignment of numbers to related concepts of interest. Outcome measures can be: “Objective” whereby a rehabilitation provider conducts an…

5.2 Why is it important to use outcome measures during rehabilitation with people living with HIV?

HIV management can be complex, which demands a comprehensive continuum of care. Given the complexity of care associated with rehabilitation of people living with HIV, key issues to be addressed…

5.3 How do rehabilitation providers know if an outcome measure will be useful in practice?

Measurement properties are characteristics of a measure that can help determine whether the measure will be suitable for use in practice. There are four main measurement properties commonly seen in…

5.4 What are floor and ceiling effects in outcome measurement?

Table 5.4: Description of Floor and Ceiling Effects Measurement Property Description Floor effect Floor effect occurs when responses on a measure, questionnaire or scale cluster at the more negative health…

5.5 What is the difference between generic and HIV-specific outcome measures?

Table 5.5: Advantages and Disadvantages of Generic versus Disease-specific Measures Type of Outcome Measure Advantages and Disadvantages Generic Measures These measures can be used with all individuals in the general…

5.6 How should you decide which outcome measures to use?

Table 5.6: Steps to consider when using outcome measures in clinical practice Steps Description 1) Identify the “things” or “health- related concepts” you want to measure with the client For…

5.7 How do you access a copy of an outcome measure?

If the outcome measure chosen is a questionnaire, rehabilitation providers may find it available online. However, they may be required to email the authors of the questionnaire to obtain a…

5.8 What are rehabilitation-related outcome measures that can be useful for people living with HIV?

This section provides information about outcome measures that are relevant for rehabilitation providers to use when providing care to people living with HIV. The measures are organized by the construct…

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