Coping strategies of people living with AIDS in face of the disease

Authors

  • Rafael Tavares Silveira Silva Faculdade Evolução Alto Oeste Potiguar
  • Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Iellen Dantas Campos Verdes Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Sergipe; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Bárbara Coeli Oliveira da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Francisca Marta de Lima Costa Souza Maternidade Professor Leide Morais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2284.2985

Keywords:

Adaptation Psychological, Mental Health, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV, Nursing Care, Psychiatric Nursing

Abstract

Objective: to identify the coping strategies of people living with aids to face the disease and analyze them according to sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle variables. Method: this is a cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample consisted of 331 people living with aids treated at an outpatient clinic at a referral hospital for treatment of aids. The Coping Strategies Inventory was used to collect the data. Results: emotion-focused coping modes were more frequently mentioned. The mean scores of women, workers, religious people, and people who never withdrew from the treatment were higher for all factors. Patients who had a partner, who lived with family members and who received treatment support, had higher mean scores in coping, withdrawal and social support factors. As for leisure and the practice of physical exercises, the emotion-focused modes also predominated. A correlation was identified between treatment time, schooling, family income and the factors of the Coping Strategies Inventory of. Conclusion: the study showed that the most frequent coping modes were those focused on emotion.

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Published

2018-01-01

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Coping strategies of people living with AIDS in face of the disease. (2018). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e2985. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2284.2985