Rehabilitation interventions for children living with HIV: a scoping review. 2014

Marianne Stevens, and Bonnie Kirsh, and Stephanie A Nixon
Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences .

OBJECTIVE To report the extent (how many), range (variation) and nature (qualities) of rehabilitation interventions for children living with HIV. METHODS Electronic databases, reference lists of included articles, and grey literature were searched. Title and abstract and full text review were completed independently by two reviewers. Each study's location, research methodology, interventions, the age of the participants, whether participants were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), the health professions delivering the interventions, when the study was conducted and the composition of the research team were documented. The nature of the intervention goals was organized into qualitative categories. RESULTS The 17 included studies were conducted in seven countries. Seven rehabilitation professions were involved with the interventions. The age of the participants ranged from 3 months to 24 years. The year in which the study was conducted and whether children were receiving ART were rarely specified. Studies focused on impairments. There were no studies on activity limitations and only two studies on participation restrictions. Alternative and complementary therapies were the most common interventions. CONCLUSIONS Research in this area is limited. More rehabilitation research is needed especially in areas where the burden of the disease is highest and for those children receiving ART. Implications for Rehabilitation Many low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle with an undersupply of trained rehabilitation professionals. Due to the large number of children living with HIV in LMICs, and as more continue to receive life-saving treatment, the need will grow for more rehabilitation professionals to work with this population to address HIV-related disability. This scoping review indicates that there is a dearth of research on interventions provided by allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists for children living with HIV. There is a moderate literature base supporting the use of alternative and complementary therapies for children living with HIV.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D015658 HIV Infections Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HTLV-III Infections,HTLV-III-LAV Infections,T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human,HIV Coinfection,Coinfection, HIV,Coinfections, HIV,HIV Coinfections,HIV Infection,HTLV III Infections,HTLV III LAV Infections,HTLV-III Infection,HTLV-III-LAV Infection,Infection, HIV,Infection, HTLV-III,Infection, HTLV-III-LAV,Infections, HIV,Infections, HTLV-III,Infections, HTLV-III-LAV,T Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human
D019988 Disabled Children Children with mental or physical disabilities that interfere with usual activities of daily living and that may require accommodation or intervention. Child, Disabled,Children with Disabilities,Children, Disabled,Handicapped Children,Children with Disability,Children, Handicapped,Disability, Children with,Disabled Child
D026741 Physical Therapy Modalities Therapeutic modalities frequently used in PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY by PHYSICAL THERAPISTS or physiotherapists to promote, maintain, or restore the physical and physiological well-being of an individual. Physical Therapy,Physiotherapy (Techniques),Group Physiotherapy,Neurological Physiotherapy,Neurophysiotherapy,Physical Therapy Techniques,Group Physiotherapies,Modalities, Physical Therapy,Modality, Physical Therapy,Physical Therapies,Physical Therapy Modality,Physical Therapy Technique,Physiotherapies (Techniques),Physiotherapies, Group,Physiotherapy, Group,Physiotherapy, Neurological,Techniques, Physical Therapy,Therapy, Physical

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