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Marijuana Effectiveness as an HIV Self-Care Strategy

Inge B. Corless, RN, PhD, FAAN

MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of nursing, Boston, Massachusetts, icorless{at}mghihp.edu

Teri Lindgren, RN, PhD

University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calfifornia

William Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN

University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calfifornia

Linda Robinson, PhD, ACRN

University of San Diego, San Diego, California

Shahnaz Moezzi, PhD, RN

University of Utah

Kenn Kirksey, RN, PhD

Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin, Texas

Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

University of Pennsylvania

Yun-Fang Tsai, PhD, RN

Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Lucille Sanzero Eller, PhD, RN

Rutgers University

Mary Jane Hamilton, PhD, RNC

Texas A&M University

Elizabeth F. Sefcik, PhD, RN

Texas A&M University

Gladys E. Canaval, PhD, RN

Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia

Marta Rivero Mendez, DNS, RN

University of Puerto Rico

Jeanne K. Kemppainen, PhD, RN

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Eli H. Bunch, DNSc, RN

University of Oslo

Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, MPH, APRN, FAAN

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusettes

Kathleen M. Nokes, PhD, RN, FAAN

Hunter College City University of New York

Pamela Dole, Ed D, MPH, FNP

New York, New York

Nancy Reynolds, PhD, RN, NP

Yale University

Persons living with HIV/AIDS use self-care for symptom management. This study assesses the use of marijuana as a symptom management approach for six common symptoms for persons living with HIV/AIDS--anxiety, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy. This sub-analysis of the efficacy of a symptom management manual encompasses the experiences of participants from sites in the U.S., Africa, and Puerto Rico. Baseline data are analyzed to examine differences in the use and efficacy of marijuana as compared with prescribed and over-the-counter medications as well as the impact on adherence and quality of life.

Key Words: Marijuana • HIV/AIDS • symptom management

Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, 172-193 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1054773809334958
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