Existential issues and coping: A qualitative study of low-income women with HIV

Mayers, Aviva M.; Naples, Nancy A.; Nilsen, Randi Dyblie

doi:10.1080/08870440410001722949

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“…This sample of relatively young low-income HIV-infected women reported using fewer healthy behaviors than older adults with Parkinson's disease, with the exception of activities related to spiritual growth (Fowler, 1997). Enhanced spirituality has previously been reported in the literature as a critical ingredient in reframing the existence of living well with a chronic illness (Loeb, 2006;Loeb, Penrod, Falkenstern, Gueldner, & Poon, 2003), including HIV infection (Mayers, Naples, & Nilsen, 2005). Evidence that spiritual activities were very important to these participants was reported in the qualitative analysis.…”

Section: Processes Of Changementioning

confidence: 69%

Low-Income HIV-Infected Women and the Process of Engaging in Healthy Behavior

Riley¹,

Lewis²,

Lewis³

et al. 2008

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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This cross-sectional multimethod study sought to examine the process of engaging in healthy behaviors, particularly related to stress management, in HIV-infected women with low incomes. Recruited from northeast Ohio, 42 women completed standardized research measures to assess healthy behaviors (via the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II) and the processes of change espoused by the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change; 8 of those women participated in individual semistructured interviews conducted at a later point in time to gain additional insight into the phenomenon. Participants were 25 to 60 years of age (mean 38.44 +/- 8.08) and most of the frequently reported healthy behaviors related to spiritual growth and interpersonal relations. Self-reevaluation was the process of change most frequently reported. Qualitative analysis revealed several processes women use to enhance the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors; some themes were adequately reflected by the Transtheoretical Model's Processes of Change, whereas a few emerged as processes not usually associated with the Transtheoretical Model. This study yielded useful preliminary information to further explore the adoption and maintenance of health-promoting behavior for HIV-infected women.

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Section: Processes Of Changementioning

confidence: 69%

Low-Income HIV-Infected Women and the Process of Engaging in Healthy Behavior

Riley¹,

Lewis²,

Lewis³

et al. 2008

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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“…the ability to cope, is a prerequisite when it comes to the possibilities to managing life with an incurable disease. This knowledge has also been delivered by other researchers [11,16,18,19].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…In the theory of learned helplessness and depression, a core feature is perceived inability to handle a situation [13]. Poor copers usually feel powerless [17][18][19], and this has a big impact on their possibilities to handle crises during serious diseases.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dying cancer patients’ experiences of powerlessness and helplessness

Sand¹,

Strang

Milberg

2007

Support Care Cancer

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Impending death, symptoms, loss of control and autonomy, ignorance, isolation and uncertainty constituted the basis for powerlessness and helplessness, but each factor was reinforced by the occurrence of suddenness, high intensity and/or lengthiness. In total, 65% reported definite experiences of powerlessness and helplessness. These feelings also held a deeper meaning, involving aspects such as existential loneliness and hopelessness. They were ultimately caused by an incapacity to control feelings and cope with the situation related to the impending death. The results are discussed in relation to Cassel's theory of suffering and existential psychology.

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“…Throughout the interview session and the analysis, the researcher acknowledges their inevitable influence on the process and outcome of the data, moving away from the traditional scientific theoretical stance of realism, towards a more contextualist view of reality (Madill, Jordan, & Shirley, 2000). IPA has not yet been used to understand the phenomenon of PTG and has the unique opportunity to go beyond quantification of existential phenomena and delve into new areas of research with no pre-conceived hypotheses, thus enabling new and undiscovered elements of the phenomenon to be identified (Mayers, Naples, & Nilsen, 2005).…”

Section: Methodological Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…government benefits, travel insurance and alternative therapies). Mayers et al (2005) found that women with HIV reported greater psychological adjustment due to teaching and sharing their experiences with one another. This camaraderie and positive support system fostered via the exercise class was perceived to be a powerful influence on the women's experience of PTG.…”

Section: Sounding Boardsmentioning

confidence: 96%