Living Day by Day
| Autor: | Rachel L. Kaplan, Cynthia El Khoury, Emily R. S. Field, Jacques Mokhbat |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Qualitative Nursing Research, Vol 3 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-3936 23333936 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333393616650082 |
| Popis: | We examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis acceptance that incorporated six overlapping elements: receiving the news, accessing care, starting treatment, navigating disclosure decisions, negotiating stigma, and maintaining stability. Through these elements, we provide a framework for understanding three major themes that were constructed during data analysis: Stand by my side: Decisions of disclosure; Being “sick” and feeling “normal”: Interacting with self, others, and society; and Living day by day: focusing on the present. We contribute to the existing literature by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the process of diagnosis and sero-status acceptance among WLWHA. This was the first study of its kind to examine the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in a Middle Eastern country. |
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