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Andrés Brito Villa

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The aim of our study was to measure self-care levels among people living with HIV. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Northern Italy between February and June 2019. Self-care behaviours were measured using the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory and a sample of 108 individuals was enrolled. Adequate levels of self-care maintenance and monitoring (mean score ≥70) were implemented by only 24.8% and 36.2% of the sample, respectively. Self-care management was the least implemented dimension of self-care (mean score = 48.13 standard deviation ±17.80). Higher self-care was observed in newlydiagnosed individuals, whereas self-care confdence was higher in those with an older diagnosis, suggesting a trend of self-care through time. Our study revealed that self-care is poor in Italian people with HIV, and its level seems to decrease as the condition progresses. Further studies should be conducted to identify determinants of poor self-care, thus allowing for a better understanding of self-care in people with HIV.

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