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Understanding the Social and Emotional Dimensions of HIV Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV in Queensland, Australia.
- Source :
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The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC [J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care] 2022 Mar-Apr 01; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 106-117. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Abstract: Understanding of HIV self-management increasingly focuses on treatment adherence and associated health-related behaviors, yet people living with HIV (PLWH) seldom perform these actions in a social vacuum. Thus, delivering comprehensive self-management support programs for PLWH requires an understanding of the social and emotional dimensions of HIV self-management. Through thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 35 newly diagnosed PLWH, this descriptive qualitative study highlights these dimensions and their effect on experiences of HIV diagnosis and care. HIV self-management involves interpersonal interactions that affect efforts to seek support and reimagine one's personal identity in a changed reality. Managing disclosures and navigating stigma constitute everyday work for many PLWH. Because stigma continues to impede care engagement and well-being for PLWH, health practitioners must extend focus beyond viral suppression and prioritize support for emotional and social self-management. Nurses can create safe, nonstigmatizing spaces for conversations about HIV, uphold the rights of PLWH around disclosure, and ensure that PLWH are connected to peer support services.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6917
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33989243
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000272