Experiences of patients with HIV/AIDS receiving mid- and long-term care in Japan: A qualitative study
| Autor: | Nao Matsuyama, Sanae Takebayashi, Yoko Imazu, Mizue Mori, Setsuko Watabe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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lcsh:RT1-120
medicine.medical_specialty 030505 public health lcsh:Nursing business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus diseases medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Long-term care 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Family medicine medicine Antiretroviral treatment Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business General Nursing Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Nursing Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 99-104 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2352-0132 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijnss.2017.02.004 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: In the era of antiretroviral treatment (ART), treatment of HIV has become more manageable, and most patients with HIV benefit from long-term therapy in Japan. The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of patients with HIV/AIDS receiving mid- and long-term care in Japan. METHODS: A qualitative study was performed using semi-structured interviews at an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the Greater Tokyo area. A total of 31 Japanese patients with HIV who had been receiving treatment for at least a year were interviewed in Japanese. Data from these interviews were analyzed by ‘content analysis’ (Krippendorff, 1980). RESULTS: The data were organized into the following seven themes: “feelings toward diagnosis of HIV infection”; “perceptions and behavior after diagnosis of HIV”; “attitudes toward HIV therapy”; “fear and hope for the future”; “feelings toward professional support”; “life changes after HIV therapy”; and “struggles in relationships with others”. CONCLUSIONS: Some participants accepted themselves as HIV-positive, some did not when they were diagnosis. This difference of reaction had effect on attitudes toward HIV therapy. But all participants continued mid- and long-treatments owing to feeling well and receiving support from professionals. Additionally, it found that patients were felt stigma of HIV-positive similarly to another Asian countries. Therefore, we should provide the entire Japanese society with knowledge about HIV/AIDS and be early and constant intervention by professional teams after being infected. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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