| Autor: |
Spiers J; Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, UK. johanna.spiers@gmail.com., Smith JA; Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, UK., Poliquin E; Practice & Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK., Anderson J; The Centre for the Study of Sexual Health and HIV, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK., Horne R; Practice & Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK. |
| Abstrakt: |
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers a powerful intervention in HIV but effectiveness can be compromised by inadequate adherence. This paper is a detailed examination of the experience of medication in a purposively selected group of people living with HIV. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 HIV positive, West African women of black heritage living in London, UK. This group was of interest since it is the second largest group affected by HIV in the UK. Interviews were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis, an idiographic, experiential, qualitative approach. The paper details the women's negative experience of treatment. ART can be considered difficult and unrelenting and may be disconnected from the women's sense of health or illness. Participants' social context often exacerbated the difficulties. Some reported an improvement in their feelings about the medication over time. These findings point to some intrinsic and social motivators which could act as spurs to adherence. |
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