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Section 1

• 1.1 – How is “rehabilitation” defined in this resource?
• 1.2 – How can rehabilitation help people living with HIV in SSA?
• 1.3 – How can the World Health Organization's "ICF" help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
• 1.4 – How can the Episodic Disability Model help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
• 1.5 – Who provides rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
• 1.6 – Do rehabilitation providers need special skills or training to care for people living with HIV? If so, what?
• 1.7 – What roles do rehabilitation providers have related to HIV in SSA?
• 1.8 – When is rehabilitation clinical intervention useful along the HIV care continuum?
• 1.9 – What is the relationship between disability, poverty and rehabilitation?

Section 2

• 2.1 – What do rehabilitation professionals need to know about the stages of HIV infection?
• 2.2 – What do rehabilitation providers need to know about CD4 count and viral load?
• 2.3 – What is the impact of HIV on body systems and why does this matter for rehabilitation providers?
• 2.4 – Who might the patients be that rehabilitation providers treat in SSA?
• 2.5 – What do rehabilitation providers need to know about ARTs in SSA?
• 2.6 – What are the precautions that all rehabilitation providers should take regarding HIV and other related co-infections?

Section 3

• 3.1 – What are the rehabilitation interventions that address impairments common among people living with HIV?
• 3.1.1 – Mental impairments
• 3.1.2 – Sensory functions and pain
• 3.1.3 – Voice and speech functions
• 3.1.4 – Functions of the cardiovascular, hematological, immunological and respiratory systems
• 3.1.5 – Functions of the digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems
• 3.1.6 – Genitourinary and reproductive functions
• 3.1.7 – Neuromuscular and movement related structures
• 3.1.8 – Functions of the skin and related structures
• 3.2 – What are the rehabilitation interventions that can address the activity limitations and participation restrictions common among people living with HIV?
• 3.3 – More information on the rehabilitation interventions available for people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa?
• 3.4 – What do rehabilitation providers need to know about their patients’ beliefs and use of alternative therapies, spiritual leaders and traditional healers outside the formal medical system?

Section 4

• 4.1 – What is the role of rehabilitation for children and youth living with HIV and their families?
• 4.2 – What is the ICF-CY and how can it help us think about the role of rehabilitation for children and youth living with HIV?
• 4.3 – What are the rehabilitation interventions that address the impairments common among children and youth living with HIV?
• 4.3.1 – Mental functions
• 4.3.2 – Sensory functions and pain
• 4.3.3 – Hearing
• 4.3.4 – Vision
• 4.3.5 – Sensation
• 4-3-6 – Voice and speech functions
• 4.3.7 – Functions of the cardiovascular, haematological, immunological and respiratory systems
• 4.3.8 – Respiratory Impairments
• 4.3.9 – Functions of the digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems
• 4.3.10 – Endocrine disorders
• 4.3.11 – Neuromusculoskeletal and movement-related functions
• 4.3.12 – Functions of the skin and related structures
• 4.4 – What are the rehabilitation interventions that can address the activity limitations and participation restrictions common among children and youth living with HIV?
• 4.4.1 – Adolescents and Young Adults

Section 5

• 5.1 – What are outcome measures?
• 5.2 – Why should rehabilitation providers use outcome measures?
• 5.3 – How do rehabilitation providers know if an outcome measure will be useful in practice?
• 5.4 – What are floor and ceiling effects in outcome measurement?
• 5.5 – What is the difference between generic and HIV-specific outcome measures?
• 5.6 – How should you decide which outcomes measure to use?
• 5.7 – How do you access a copy of an outcome measure?
• 5.8 – What are rehabilitation-related outcome measures that can be useful for people living with HIV in SSA?
• 5.8.1 – Activities of Daily Living
• 5.8.2 – Coping Response
• 5.8.3 – Depression
• 5.8.4 – Fatigue
• 5.8.5 – Health-related quality of life
• 5.8.6 – Presence and bothersome nature of symptoms
• 5.8.7 – Self-management self-efficacy
• 5.8.8 – Social Support
• 5.8.9 – Stigma
• 5.8.10 – Stress