"I'm Not Going to Die from the Aids"
Resilience in Aging with HIV Disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23344612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles A Emlet (0000-0002-4992-2669, University of Washington Tacoma, corresponding author), Sam Tozay (VA Puget Sound Health Care System), Victoria H Raveis (0000-0001-6063-7669, New York University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-111 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Gerontologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-9013 • E-ISSN: 1758-5341 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geront/gnq060 |
| PMID | 20650948 |
| PMCID | PMC3018866 |
| OpenAlex | W2143516902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 74 |
| References cited | 19 |
PURPOSE: Adults aging with HIV/AIDS can experience resilience in spite of the deleterious affects of the disease. This study seeks to examine the lived experiences of older adults with HIV/AIDS as it relates to strengths and resilience in dealing with this devastating disease. DESIGN AND METHODS: Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 adults, 50 years and older, living with HIV/AIDS. The interview transcripts were analyzed using constant comparative methodology following the tenets of adaptive theory. RESULTS: The majority of informants expressed experiences of resilience and strengths as related to living with HIV/AIDS. Seven major themes emerged from the analysis including self-acceptance, optimism, will to live, generativity, self-management, relational living, and independence. IMPLICATIONS: The research identified the importance of strengths and resilience among older adults living with HIV/AIDS. Further research is needed to explore these phenomena with larger samples. Practitioners should identify and implement methods for assessing resilience among older HIV-infected adults.
Developmental psychology · Disease · Family medicine · Generativity · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Independence (probability theory) · Optimism · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Successful aging · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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What do we know about older adults and HIV? a review of social and behavioral literature
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The Role of Intersectional Stigma in Coronary Artery Disease Among Cisgender Women Aging with HIV
Social Support for Improved ART Adherence and Retention in Care among Older People Living with HIV in Urban South Africa
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Intersectional stigma and developmental competence among youth living with HIV
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A Shock to the System
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Resilience in low-income African American women living and aging with HIV
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The Development and Validation of Multi-dimensional Resilience Scale for People Living with HIV in China
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Loneliness in Older Adults Living with HIV
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Resilience in a National Community-Based Cohort of Australian Gay Men Living with HIV
HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda
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Challenges to the conceptualization and measurement of resilience in HIV research
Self-perception of aging among HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants in the Multicenter Aids Cohort Study
Resilience, self-esteem, self-efficacy, social support, depression and ART adherence among people living with HIV in Sichuan, China
Aging with HIV and disability
Risk and protective factors of posttraumatic stress disorder among African American women living with HIV
The impact of HIV-related stigma on older and younger adults living with HIV disease
Living with HIV in later life
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Protective and risk factors associated with stigma in a population of older adults living with HIV in Ontario, Canada
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Children in Poverty
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A Review of the Resilience Scale
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Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging
Truth and consequences
Strengths and Distress in Adults Who are Aging with HIV
Social Policy Development
The Lifetime Cost of Current Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States
Psychosocial resilience and protective mechanisms
Sociological Practice
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| Unique citing works | 74 |
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| Citations per year | 4,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 70 |