Document 1801
 DOCN  M94A1801
 TI    Multidisplinary homecare for socio-economically deprived HIV-infected
       children.
 DT    9412
 AU    McCarley J; Tate D; TERRIFIC, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20009.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):448 (abstract no. PD0400). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370774
 AB    OBJECTIVE: TERRIFIC, Inc. through it's four Grandma's Houses and the
       Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (F-XB) House demonstrated that socio-economic
       deprived HIV-infected children experienced decreased hospitalization,
       increased cognitive skills development, improved emotional stability and
       longevity when placed in residential surrogate family environments. Can
       residential surrogate family environments provide cost/effective,
       quality, alternative home environments for HIV-infected special
       children. METHODS: 1. Socio-econically deprived HIV-infected children
       who were abandoned, abused, neglected were eligible for placements, 2.
       The samples was determined by the organization's screening and
       assessment mechanisms; 3. Preindicators included children's adjustment
       to environment, developmental milestones, emotional status, weight
       status, self esteem; 4. Outcome variables included progress rates during
       placement; readiness for entry into external institutions, readiness for
       permanency placement. RESULTS: Children who were placed demonstrated
       milestone improvements; decrease hospitalizations; few school absences;
       weight gain and maintenance above the baseline data upon residential
       entry. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The special population of children
       demonstrate substantial improvement through innovative surrogate family
       alternative residential settings. Multidisplinary, therapeutic
       residential care homes, cost/effectively extend the lives of
       socio-economically deprived HIV infected children.
 DE    Child  Child Development  Human  *HIV Infections/THERAPY  *Poverty
       *Psychosocial Deprivation  *Residential Facilities  MEETING ABSTRACT

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