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Date Created/Most Recent Revision: May 2000
Last Reviewed by NRC: December 27, 2000
Authors and Affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Texas. Authors: Mark W. Kline, MD, Nancy R. Calles, BSN, RN, Margaret Gwynne Ferris, MPH, Leslie Raneri, LMSW, Heidi Cshwarzwald, MD, and Cara Simon, MSN, RN, CPNP
Authors and Affiliations: The National Minority AIDS Council

Target Audience: General Population living with HIV/AIDS

Language: French, Spanish and English

Reading Level: 13th grade

Type of Material: booklet

Publisher: The National Minority AIDS Council

Copyright: Any excerpts or reproduction of the material is free. Publishing credit where appropriate is appreciated.

SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION:
This booklet is designed to assist patients in making treatment decisions. It includes, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) guidelines to HIV medication written in "non-clinician" language, information on blood test to monitor HIV, and a patient self-assessment guide.
SYNOPSIS OF CONSUMER REVIEW:
Reviewers agreed that the "Patients' Guide to HIV Medicines" is "informative and helpful" to people initiating treatment. One reviewer commented, "if this type of booklet was available when I was starting the drug cocktail, then the medical information would have been more clear and decisions easier." The booklet promotes discussion with physicians by presenting to the reader twenty-six questions to ask during a visit. Reviewers found the patient's self assessment guide to be a "very important tool to use." It addressed critical topics such as, housing, disclosure and nutrition, but it is also very difficult for people newly diagnosed, or new to taking HIV medication, to confront all of at once. Therefore, reviewers recommend this booklet be used during or near the time of a visit with a case manager, nurse, mental health counselor and/or physician.
ORDERING INFORMATION:
National Minority AIDS Council
1931 13th street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-4432
Phone (202)-483-6622
Fax (202)- 483-1135
To request a hard copy, email: info@nmac.org
Web site: http://www.nmac.org/treatment/treatpub.htm

Permission to Reproduce: Yes

Permission to Distribute: Yes

Cost per copy: Free

Shipping Cost: Free
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