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Living with dying: coping with HIV disease
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|July 1, 1992
Summary
Coping with HIV disease involves distinct life stages from diagnosis to death. Key processes include
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- People with HIV disease face significant stressors.
- Understanding coping mechanisms in this population is limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore lived experiences of coping with HIV disease.
- To develop a disease-specific stress and coping instrument.
Main Methods:
- Phenomenological study with 36 interviews.
- Analysis included phenomenological and content analysis.
Main Results:
- The lived experience of coping with HIV disease follows a structure from diagnosis to death.
- Identified processes: 'Living with Dying,' 'Fighting the Sickness,' and 'Getting Worn Out.'
Conclusions:
- The study provides insight into the lived experience of coping with HIV disease.
- Phenomenological analysis revealed a structured experience of living with HIV.