Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2660590 | Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care | 2013 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Glaser’s (1978) grounded-theory method was used to investigate the transitional process of adapting to life with HIV. Semistructured interviews took place with 8 male HIV-infected participants recruited from a clinic in South Wales, United Kingdom. Data analysis used open, substantive, and theoretical coding. Adapting to a life with HIV infection emerged as a process of adapting to uncertainty with “negotiating uncertainty” as a core concept. Seven subcategories represented movements between bipolar opposites labeled “anticipating hopelessness” and “regaining optimism.” This work progresses the theoretical concepts of transitions, uncertainty, and adaptation in relation to the HIV experience.
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Authors
Stephanie E. Perrett, Francis C. Biley,