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'In an important way, I did die'

Uncertainty and revival in persons living with HIV or Aids

Bibliographic Data

ID19442293
AuthorsDale E Brashers (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Judith L Neidig, Linda Wheeler Cardillo, L K Dobbs, Loren Dobbs, JANE A RUSSELL, Stephen M Haa (0000-0001-5426-1861), S M Haas (0000-0002-7713-3341)
Year1999
Volume11
Issue2
Pages201-219
Publication date1999-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540129948090
PMID10474623
OpenAlexW2078324689
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited60

This study reports the revival experiences of persons who once were reconciled to their death from HIV/AIDS but who, as a result of dramatic treatment responses, now believe they may survive (popularly known as the Lazarus Syndrome). A purposive sample of men and women living with HIV infection or AIDS were interviewed in six focus groups. As part of a larger study of uncertainty in HIV illness, participants described their uncertainty accompanying renewed health and a return to the joys and problems of continued life. While new discoveries about the disease and exciting antiretroviral therapies hold the promise of improved survival, ambiguity about the durability of treatment response and ultimate survival contribute to the level of uncertainty with which a patient must cope. The experience of uncertainty in the narratives about revival involved renegotiation. Participants described physical renewal as an unexpected new stressor forcing them to renegotiate: (a) feelings of hope and future orientation, (b) social roles and identities, (c) interpersonal relations, and (d) the quality of their lives. Implications for prevention, practice, research and theory are presented and suggestions for education and assistance are offered

Ambiguity · Family medicine · Feeling · Interpersonal communication · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works46
Citations per year1,77
Citation span2000 - 2026 (27)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 45
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