Document 1027
 DOCN  M94A1027
 TI    The Open Hand: the effect of a nutrition program on weight status in
       persons with symptomatic HIV disease.
 DT    9412
 AU    Jarvie J; McMillan L; Romeyn M; Project Open Hand, San Francisco,
       California 94110.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):225 (abstract no. PB0915). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371548
 AB    OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effects of nutrition intervention on
       weight maintenance in subjects with symptomatic HIV disease. METHODS:
       Project Open Hand (POH) provides hot meals, groceries and nutrition
       counseling to persons with symptomatic HIV disease. Subjects who
       registered for POH services between 10-92 and 9-93 were screened for
       nutritional risk status. High risk subjects and self referred subjects
       were entered into the study and received nutritional assessment and
       intervention. Assessments were conducted in person or via phone
       consultation. Intervention may have included increased caloric
       provisions, nutrition education, and/or referral to other feeding and
       social programs. At follow up, changes in weight were measured and
       symptomatology and other aspects of nutritional status were evaluated.
       RESULTS: Of the 245 subjects who entered the study, 73% gained or
       maintained weight during the study period. In addition, the group showed
       a .2 pound weight gain overall, rather than the loss usually seen in
       this population. On average, subjects who received face to face contact
       with the dietitian gained more weight per person than subjects followed
       through phone consultation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It appears that
       nutrition intervention in symptomatic HIV disease can positively effect
       weight status. This study supports the importance of nutrition support
       in HIV treatment.
 DE    Body Weight  *Counseling  *Food Services  Human  HIV Infections/*THERAPY
       *Nutrition  Nutritional Status  MEETING ABSTRACT

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