scholarly journals Qualitative exploration of psychological reactions and coping strategies of breastfeeding mothers living with HIV in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong ◽  
Florence Naab ◽  
Adzo Kwashie
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ikhlasul Amal ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Background: A person living with HIV / AIDS bargains with stressors such as discrimination, stigma depression, and several psychological impacts. The stressors experienced by people with HIV/ AIDS will certainly have an impact on daily activities, welfare, and management of medications which in general will have an impact on the quality of life. To deal with these stressors, it is necessary to have good and proper coping from within the PLWHA. Coping strategies need to be owned and carried out by PLWHA in order to respond adaptively to the stressor conditions experienced. Purpose: The aim of this review is to describe the stress experienced and the coping strategies used among PLWHA. Methods: This literature review used keywords in the search for international references are coping strategy, stressor, HIV-AIDS. Inclusion criteria: selection of titles that are relevant to the formulation of the problem and objectives, full-text articles in English, articles published from 2019 to 2021. The exclusion criteria used were coping strategy articles that did not involve HIV patients. Search references from electronic database sources namely ProQuest, CINAHL, and ScienceDirect.Six articles that are deemed worthy of analysis are then discussed or analyzed. Results: Age, gender and sexual orientation have contributed to the emerging stressor among PLWHA. The internal and external coping strategies focusing on the problem are important for PLWHA in handling the stressor. Conclusion: People with HIV-AIDS have many stressors in their lives, but they also have proper coping strategies depending on their internal and external conditions.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4(Suppl 2)) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lebohang Dhlamini ◽  
Lucia Knight ◽  
Heidi van Rooyen ◽  
Alastair van Heerden ◽  
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Thorax ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (Suppl 4) ◽  
pp. A100-A101
Author(s):  
E. J. Humphreys ◽  
D. A. Campbell ◽  
V. Knowles ◽  
E. Wooler ◽  
A. Caress

AIDS Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1602-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica M. Lopera ◽  
Thomas R. Einarson ◽  
Jorge Iván Bula

Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal Haji Mukhti ◽  
Mohd Ismail Ibrahim ◽  
Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail ◽  
Iliatha Papachristou Nadal ◽  
Sureshkumar Kamalakannan ◽  
...  

Background: Stroke is a chronic disease that requires stroke survivors to be supported long-term by their families. This is especially because of the inaccessibility to post-stroke rehabilitation outside hospitals. The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis and the pandemic restrictions in Malaysia are expected to exponentially increase the demand from family caregivers in supporting stroke survivors. Thus, this study aims to explore the burden, experience, and coping mechanism of the family caregivers supporting stroke survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A phenomenological qualitative study was conducted from November 2020 to June 2021 in Malaysia. A total of 13 respondents were recruited from two public rehabilitation centers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. In-depth interviews were conducted with the participants. Comprehensive representation of perspectives from the respondents was achieved through purposive sampling. The interviews were conducted in the Kelantanese dialect, recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes on burdens and experiences were identified. They were worsening pre-existing issues, emerging new issues, and fewer burdens and challenges. Two themes on coping strategies were also identified. They were problem-focused engagement and emotion-focused engagement. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the entire system of stroke management. While family caregivers mostly faced the extra burden through different experiences, they also encountered some positive impacts from the pandemic. The integrated healthcare system, especially in the era of digitalization, is an important element to establish the collaborative commitment of multiple stakeholders to compensate burden and sustain the healthcare of stroke survivors during the pandemic.


2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Pearson ◽  
Valerian J. Derlega ◽  
James M. Henson ◽  
Karen Y. Holmes ◽  
Rebecca A. Ferrer ◽  
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