Clinical Research
A qualitative study on the psychological resilience of people living with HIV
Yu Xingli, Wen Jing, Tang Jian, Xie Hong, Chen Yanhua
Published 2021-01-16
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2021, 27(2): 214-218. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200729-04642
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the psychological resilience of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) , so as to provide a reference for improving the psychological resilience of PLHIV and promoting them to return to normal life as soon as possible.
MethodsFrom April to July 2019, purpose sampling was used to select 14 cases of PLHIV treated with antiretroviral treatment at a designated acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic and a center for disease control and prevention in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. The in-depth interview was conducted with PLHIV and data analysis was carried out using the method of Colaizzi phenomenology.
ResultsPLHIV psychological resilience was refined into three themes, including acceptance, coping and reconstruction.
ConclusionsBased on the psychological resilience of PLHIV, medical staff can help the infected people to accept the facts of infection as soon as possible and master effective response strategies, and promote the ideal reconstruction of the infected people, and join the work of AIDS prevention and control, and work together to achieve "Zero AIDS".
Key words:
Resilience, psychological; PLHIV; In-depth interview
Contributor Information
Yu Xingli
Operating Room, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Wen Jing
Obstetrics Department, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Tang Jian
Operating Room, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Xie Hong
Pediatric Clinic, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Chen Yanhua
Nursing Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
