Psychological conditions of HIV/AIDS patients' families:a qualitative study
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.09.005
- VernacularTitle:艾滋病患者家属心理活动状态的质性研究
- Author:
Liangyan LI
;
Jing ZHAO
;
Naihua CHEN
;
Xiaoduo DONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
AIDS;
families of patients;
psychological conditions;
qualitative study
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(9):16-19
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the psychological conditions of HIV/AIDS patients' families.Methods The non-structural interview was done with 4 HIV/AIDS patients' families.The data were analyzed for summarizing the themes.Results Six themes were summarized including suspicion and denial,humiliation and discrimination,helplessness and guilty,fear and sadness, desperate,threat and revenge.Conclusion HIV/AIDS patients’families are under tremendous psychological pressure and economic pressure,and their quality of life is very low.Therefore,it is necessary to lower the negative emotions in HIV/AIDS patients' families so that their quality of life is to be increased.
