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Published on: October 6, 2016
Between living and aging: perceptions of women with HIV
Evanilza Maria Marcelino1, Jaciel Bezerra da Silva1, Carla Andreia Alves de Andrade2
1Universidade de Pernambuco. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Objectives:
to analyze the perceptions of living and aging among women with HIV.
Methods:
qualitative research with 30 women aged 50 or older in Recife, PE, Brazil. The Social Representation Theory was used as a theoretical framework, and the lexical analysis method was employed using the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires software.
Results:
the social representation of aging with HIV is viewed from the temporal perspective of a sad, painful, and revolting life trajectory, determining meanings about the diagnosis, daily life practices and activities, conflicts in human relationships, and adherence to antiretroviral therapies.
Final Considerations:
the importance of these representations lies in improving healthcare professionals' practice and promoting a broader understanding of aging with HIV, offering more humanized, comprehensive/dynamic care in healthcare services, and considering quality of life in different social contexts.
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