Improving women's adjustment to HIV infection: results of the Positive Life Skills Workshop Project
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine ResearchGraduate School of Nursing
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2008-01-15Keywords
*Adaptation, PsychologicalAdult
*Attitude to Health
Chronic Disease
Female
Focus Groups
HIV Infections
Humans
Massachusetts
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Negativism
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Patient Education as Topic
Power (Psychology)
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Self Care
Self-Help Groups
Stress, Psychological
*Women
Nursing
Public Health and Community Nursing
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Women face many challenges as they adjust to life with HIV infection. This report describes the results of a program designed to assist HIV-infected women to reframe negative meanings associated with HIV infection and adjust to HIV infection. The idea for the Positive Life Skills (PLS) workshop emerged from the results of a study of adjustment to chronic illness among HIV-infected women, guided by the cognitive appraisal model of stress and coping. Small-group sessions (6-15 women) met weekly for 10 consecutive weeks to identify and dialogue about personal and group learning needs. Women explored the power of art, science, and alternative therapies as venues for reframing the meaning of HIV in their lives. The workshop participants included 187 HIV-infected women (mean age, 39 years; range, 23-62 years). Responses from the workshop participants over a 6-year time frame suggested that the PLS workshop was effective at increasing antiretroviral adherence, improving mental well-being, and reducing stress.Source
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2008 Jan-Feb;19(1):58-65. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.003Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34426PubMed ID
18191769Related Resources
Link to article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.003