Abstract:Objective It aims at unveiling the coping strategies adopted by the elderly people in the course of their lives to overcome the difficulties experienced by the condition of being a person with HIV. Methods Qualitative study based on the oral history method. Six older adults with HIV from a city in the great west mesoregion of Santa Catarina took participated in it. Data was collected through in-depth interviews at the Specialized Care Service (SAE) and the elderly people’s homes. Data analysis was performed… Show more
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