WOMEN WITH HIV INFECTION--ADJUSTMENT TO CHRONIC ILLNESS

感染艾滋病毒的女性——慢性病的调整

• 批准号: 2416223
• 负责人: CAROL A BOVA
• 金额: $ 1.55万
• 依托单位: BOSTON COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-04-03 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2416223
• 关键词: HIV infections; behavioral /social science research tag; blood cell count; chronic disease /disorder; clinical research; disease /disorder classification; emotional adjustment; female; functional ability; human subject; intravenous drug abuse; low socioeconomic status; questionnaires; racial /ethnic difference; sign /symptom; social support network

More than 51,000 women have been diagnosed with AIDS in the United States (CDC, 1995) making AIDS the fifth leading cause of death of women during childbearing years. Recent trends indicate that women are one of the fastest growing populations of persons infected with HIV, particularly low income, minority women with ties to injection drug use. As the disease trajectory exists today, persons with HIV infection live with a chronic illness (Nokes, 1991). Research in other chronic illnesses suggest that presence of symptoms, symptom severity, and functional status influence the meaning of illness, but not necessarily adjustment to the illness. Little is known about these variables in HIV infected women. A better understanding is critical for nursing practice. Therefore as a first step in this program of research, the proposed study, guided by Lazarus and Folkman's model of stress, coping and appraisal will: describe and test relationships between meaning of illness, social supports, stage of HIV disease, CD4 count, symptoms, symptom severity, functional status, and adjustment to chronic illness for HIV seropositive women. Differences across ethnic groups will be explored. This cross-sectional multivariate study will include face to face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Low income, minority women and injection drug users with HIV infection will be actively recruited.

美国已有超过51,000名女性被诊断出患有艾滋病 （CDC，1995）使艾滋病成为女性死亡的第五大原因 生育年龄。 最近的趋势表明，女性是 艾滋病毒感染者人数增长最快，特别低 收入方面，少数族裔妇女与注射吸毒有关。 由于疾病 今天的轨迹仍然存在，艾滋病毒感染者患有慢性疾病 疾病（诺克斯，1991）。 对其他慢性疾病的研究表明 症状的存在、症状的严重程度和功能状态的影响 生病的意思，但不一定是适应疾病。 人们对艾滋病毒感染女性的这些变量知之甚少。 更好的 理解对于护理实践至关重要。 因此作为第一步 在本研究计划中，拟议的研究由 Lazarus 和 福克曼的压力、应对和评估模型将： 描述和测试 疾病含义、社会支持、艾滋病毒阶段之间的关系 疾病、CD4 计数、症状、症状严重程度、功能状态，以及 调整艾滋病毒血清阳性女性的慢性疾病。 差异 跨种族群体将被探索。 这个横截面多元 研究将包括使用结构化的面对面访谈 调查问卷。 低收入、少数民族妇女和注射吸毒者 将积极招募HIV感染者。