A Holistic Life View of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected African American Women
| Autor: | Jan M. Russell, Katharine V. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Gerontology Nursing (miscellaneous) media_common.quotation_subject Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Psychological intervention Denial Psychological HIV Infections Pilot Projects Holistic Health Nursing Methodology Research medicine.disease_cause Midwestern United States 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Denial Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Health care Humans Medicine Women 030212 general & internal medicine education media_common African american education.field_of_study 030504 nursing business.industry Addiction medicine.disease Black or African American Female 0305 other medical science business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Holistic Nursing. 17:331-345 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5724 0898-0101 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/089801019901700403 |
| Popis: | Minority women represent the fastest growing segment of the population to acquire HIV/AIDS in the United States. Although African American women are a large proportion of this group, no published study has concentrated solely on a holistic view of the experiences of HIV-infected African American women. The primary purpose of this phenomenological pilot study was to describe the lives of five HIV-infected African American women. Audiotaped interviews were conducted and subsequently were examined, using Giorgi’s steps of analysis. Twelve themes emerged from the data: violence, addiction, it couldn’t happen to me, shock and denial, education, time, uncertainty, cycles, secretive nature of their lives, someone, survival, and children. It is clear, even from this small pilot study, that these women have complex experiences that must be better understood before effective health care interventions can be designed and implemented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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