Accepting Being Poz

The Incorporation of the HIV Identity Into the Self

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454924
AutoresLisa M Baumgartner (0000-0002-4258-8362, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA,, autor de correspondencia), Keegan N David (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA)
Año2009
Volumen19
Número12
Páginas1730-1743
Fecha de publicación2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732309352907
PMID19949222
OpenAlexW2153399337
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas49

In a previous study, the first author of the current study examined how people who were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) when it was considered a terminal illness incorporated their HIV/AIDS identity into the self over time. In the qualitative study reported here, we examined HIV identity incorporation in participants diagnosed with HIV after 1996, when it was considered a chronic illness in the United States. We uncovered a three-step process: diagnosis, a postdiagnosis turning point, and integration. We compared and contrasted the results to those from the previous study and studies of other chronic illnesses. The findings advance our understanding of HIV/AIDS, chronic illness, and identity. Practical implications for HIV/AIDS educators are also discussed

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