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- Title
Life experiences of HIV/AIDS carriers in terms of the perspectives of the promotion of health.
- Authors
Souza Pinto, Agnes Caroline; Teles Fiuza, Maria Luciana; Da Costa Pinheiro, Patrícia Neyva; Cunha Vieira, Neiva Francenely; Gimeniz Galvão, Marli Teresinha
- Abstract
Aim: The objective was to learn about the experiences of HIV/AIDS carriers attending a self-help group founded as part of the Health Promotion program. Method: This is a descriptive study of a retrospective character, using qualitative analysis. Data was collected from the records of a self-help group involving HIV-infected patients in an outpatient clinic specializing in infectious diseases in Fortaleza, Brazil, between February and October 2010, and analyzed. Result: The results were categorized into: (1) Knowledge: when there is the incorporation of new concepts of fact or phenomenon; (2) Motivation: when it is linked to personal attributes that modify the desire of the subjects; (3) Adherence: when it involves a collaborative process where involves the subjects' participation in their treatment decisions and (4) Behavior Change: when it is associated with a positive or negative conditions in their lives. Conclusion: The educational actions developed in the group activities had great importance in the teaching and learning processes for the creation and transformation of the subjects involved.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ANTI-HIV agents; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; AIDS education; BEHAVIOR modification; CONTENT analysis; DRUGS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILIES; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; RESEARCH methodology; MOTIVATION (Psychology); PATIENT compliance; SUPPORT groups; SOCIAL networks; QUALITATIVE research; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ATTITUDES toward AIDS (Disease)
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 3, p815
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5935/1676-4285.20120054