The health and social service experiences of eleven older adults living with HIV/AIDS in the National Capital Region

Furlotte, Charles

doi:10.22215/etd/2009-09054

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confidence: 99%

“…The analysis discussed here is part of a larger study carried out by Furlotte (2009), which broadly addressed health and social service experiences of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa. The study featured in this article was based on the first author’s master’s thesis research (Furlotte, 2009), which was supervised by the second author. We previously reported on findings from data collected for this project related to housing experiences of the study participants (Furlotte, Schwartz, Koornstra, & Naster, 2012).…”

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Mental Health Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV: Uncertainty, Stigma, and Approaches to Resilience

Furlotte¹,

Schwartz²

2017

Can. J. Aging

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RÉSUMÉCette étude décrit les expériences des personnes âgées vivant avec le VIH à Ottawa en santé mentale. Onze participants âgés de 52-67 complété des entrevues personnelles approfondies. Problèmes de santé mentale sont omniprésentes dans la vie de ces personnes âgées. Nous avons identifié trois thèmes centraux communs aux histoires des participants: l'incertitude, la stigmatisation et la résilience. Pour certains de ces participants, l'incertitude impact sur la santé mentale centrée sur la survie inattendue; interprétation de l'un des symptômes; et l'incertitude médicale. Les expériences de stigmatisation des participants comprenaient la discrimination dans les interactions de soins de santé; désinformation; sentir stigmatisés en raison de certains aspects de leur apparence physique; stigmatisation aggravée; et la stigmatisation prévu. Les participants ont signalé l'utilisation de plusieurs stratégies d'adaptation, qui nous encadrent les approches à titre individuel à la résilience. Ces stratégies comprennent la réduction de l'espace VIH prend dans sa vie; faire des changements de style de vie pour accueillir sa maladie; et coopérant avec le soutien social. Ces résultats informent la compréhension des services pour les personnes vieillissantes avec le VIH qui peuvent éprouver des problèmes de santé mentale.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Mental Health Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV: Uncertainty, Stigma, and Approaches to Resilience

Furlotte¹,

Schwartz²

2017

Can. J. Aging

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“…Based on expressed need by communities and service providers for more knowledge about these issues, we have thus developed a pilot study about housing issues among older adults living with HIV. This article is a component of a larger pilot project carried out by Furlotte ( 2009 ) which broadly addressed health and social service experiences of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa, Ontario. Our study, which was reviewed and approved by the Carleton University Research Ethics Committee, refl ects the ontological assumption that social problems have structural roots (Moreau, 1979 ).…”

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“…Several steps have been taken to close this gap, however. For one thing, studies have been conducted with older women and men living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec (Fritsch, 2005 ;Furlotte, 2009 ;Robinson, Petty, Patton, & Kang, 2008 ;Wallach, 2009 ). Moreover, a focus on the social issues of aging with HIV has been established, particularly within the fi eld of social work (Emlet, 2004;Maclean & Clapp, 2001 ;Poindexter, 2004 ).…”

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‘Got a room for me?’ Housing Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa

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HIV/AIDS and aging is an important emerging topic with relevance to gerontology. Currently, little is known about the housing experiences of older adults within the context of HIV/AIDS. This article explores the issue and examines interview data concerning the housing experiences of 11 older adults (52 to 67 years old) living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa, Ontario. Participants' stories revealed concerns relating to three major themes: acceptance into retirement homes and long-term care communities, barriers to accessing subsidized housing services, and homelessness. Participants reported feeling that they lacked recognition and experienced confusion about their future housing prospects. These data suggest that a shift may be occurring in the housing needs of people aging with HIV/AIDS. This emerging population presents challenges to mainstream ideas of aging. We conclude that increased attention is needed in research, policy, and practice to address housing issues among this age group of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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“…The scholarship in this area has only begun to emerge in the past decade, and research originating in Canada is relatively sparse. To date, studies in Canada have largely focused upon access to health and social services (Fritsch 2005; Furlotte 2009). These studies, however, do not address the lived experience of ageing and HIV.…”

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Ageing with HIV/AIDS: a scoping study among people aged 50 and over living in Quebec

Wallach

Brotman

2012

Ageing and Society

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The population of people aged 50 and over represents a significant proportion of people living with HIV in Western nations. While the number of older people living with HIV is rapidly increasing in Canada, research originating in this country remains relatively scarce. This article therefore proposes to describe the impact of the intersection of HIV and ageing on the identities and lived experiences of people living with HIV of 50 and over (PLHIV50+), both on an individual and social level, in order to offer a picture of their lived experience. Using a phenomenological approach, nine semi-structured individual interviews with PLHIV50+ (men and women) were undertaken. Data analysis identified several central themes which constituted the essence of their experience of the intersection of HIV and ageing, such as the experience of premature ageing, the impact of HIV on intergenerational relationships, the shrinking of one's social network, rejection experienced by the older population, a difficult return to work and a deterioration in living conditions. The results of this research highlight the many challenges faced by PLHIV50+, on physical, relational, work and economic levels. Even though some of the problems faced by PLHIV50+ were related to the experience of corporal changes and a deterioration of health, our research was able to highlight the societal and structural factors underlying the stigma of HIV and ageing.

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The health and social service experiences of eleven older adults living with HIV/AIDS in the National Capital Region

Cited by 4 publications

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Mental Health Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV: Uncertainty, Stigma, and Approaches to Resilience

Mental Health Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV: Uncertainty, Stigma, and Approaches to Resilience

‘Got a room for me?’ Housing Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa

Ageing with HIV/AIDS: a scoping study among people aged 50 and over living in Quebec

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