Objective: to analyze the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS and its relationship with sociodemographic variables, health satisfaction and time since diagnosis.Method: quantitative, cross-sectional study with a sample of 100 HIV positive people monitored in a specialized service in southeastern Brazil. Sociodemographic and health forms were applied, followed by the WHOQOL-HIV BREF, a short form instrument validated to evaluate the quality of life. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. Results: the perception of quality of life was intermediate in all quality of life domains. A relationship was identified between greater satisfaction with health and better quality of life, as well as statistically significant differences among the dimensions of quality of life according to gender, employment status, family income, personal income, religious beliefs and time since diagnosis.Conclusions: the time since the diagnosis of HIV infection enables reconfigurations in the perception of quality of life, while spirituality and social relationships can assist in coping with living with this disease.
O processo de inclusão de alunos deficientes possivelmente é um dos maiores impasses enfrentados pelos profissionais da área da educação, na atualidade. Faz-se necessária a criação de diferentes dispositivos educativos ou assistenciais, em face da terminalidade do período escolar, justamente para que as oportunidades futuras possam ser reais, e não concebidas como prática excludente. Este artigo objetivou apresentar e compreender o conceito de terminalidade específica, possibilitando reflexão sobre o processo educativo de pessoas deficientes. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, o qual utilizou a técnica de revisão narrativa como aporte metodológico. Os resultados apontam a necessidade da efetivação da terminalidade escolar, que possibilita a inclusão social de pessoas deficientes. Descritores: Retardo Mental; Educação; Literatura de Revisão como Assunto.
Objectives: to analyze the social representations of the quality of life of the young people living with HIV. Methods: qualitative survey, based on the Social Representations Theory, with 24 young people living with HIV, monitored in specialized services in Rio de Janeiro, through semi-structured interviews, and the analysis supported by the software IRAMUTEQ. Results: multidimensionality of the quality of life was observed unfolding the implications of living with HIV/aids concerning the familiar and social support network, time of diagnosis, healthcare services, antiretroviral therapy, and prejudice expressions. Final Considerations: a conceptual synthesis of quality of life is observed when it is associated with healthy lifestyle habits, interpersonal relationships, and health services and professional practices.
Aim: to analyze the quality of life (QoL) and its representations in different diagnostic times. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a stratified sample by the time of diagnosis, consisting of 100 people living with HIV of a specialized service in the coastal lowlands of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The sociodemographic and health forms were used, followed by the WHOQOL-HIV BREF and semi-structured interviews. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was used. Lexical analysis was operationalized by the Alceste software. Results: The perception of QoL was intermediate in all areas, as well as the contents of QoL representation pointed to the hypothesis of non-autonomous representation regarding the social representation of AIDS. Conclusion: We observed a representational profile of the quality of life aimed for positive aspects and reinterpretation, based on the new symbology attributed to the object AIDS. It is necessary to consider satisfaction with health and longer time for diagnosis in the physical domain as relevant aspects to nursing care.
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