Côté J, Bourbonnais A, Rouleau G, Ramirez-Garcìa P, Couture M, Massé B, Tremblay C. Psychosocial profile and lived experience of HIV-infected long-term nonprogressors: a mixed method study.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2014;
26:164-75. [PMID:
24759059 DOI:
10.1016/j.jana.2014.02.007]
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Abstract
The goal of this mixed method study was to describe the psychosocial profile of HIV-infected persons identified as long-term nonprogressors (LTNP), and their experiences of nonprogression. Data were collected from 24 participants with a mean age of 48 years and a mean duration of infection of 14 years. Results show rather moderate levels of anxiety and depression symptoms and a modest mean score of social support. Participants adapted by using acceptance, positive restructuring, and active coping strategies. Seven themes marked the experience: (a) reacting to announcement and dealing with diagnosis, (b) valuing interpersonal relations and well-being, (c) making changes in life, (d) coping with stress, (e) dealing with health care, (f) beliefs about reasons for nonprogression, and (g) living positively while dreading progression. The findings enrich a field of knowledge that has had little attention so far and shed light on the psychosocial profile of LTNP and their experiences of nonprogression.
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