Informal networks among women with HIV/AIDS: Present support and future prospects
Informal networks among women with HIV/AIDS: Present support and future prospects
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DOI：
10.1177/104973202129120331
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Ciambrone, D
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作者：
Ciambrone, D
鉴于非正式支助在慢性病患者生活中的重要性，必须更深入地了解艾滋病毒抗体阳性妇女非正式网络的性质和影响。通过对37名感染艾滋病毒的妇女的采访，作者探讨了妇女的社会网络的组成和这些网络似乎在多大程度上促进或调解艾滋病毒/艾滋病造成的破坏。妇女报告说，她们至少有一个人，通常是家庭成员，可以依靠他们获得情感支持。虽然妇女报告说，目前的支持水平足够，作者的问题，他们的非正式网络将提供支持的可能性进一步沿着妇女的疾病轨迹。
Given the importance of informal support in the lives of chronically ill people, it is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of the nature and impact of HIV-positive women's informal networks. Through interviews with 37 women with HIV infection, the author explores women's social network composition and the extent to which these networks appear to facilitate or mediate the disruption caused by HIV/AIDS. Women reported having at least one person, usually a family member, on whom they could depend for emotional support. Although women report adequate levels of current support, the author questions the likelihood that their informal networks will provide support further along in women's illness trajectories.