Developing Community-Based AAI Programs

Gorczyca, Ken; Fine, Aubrey H.; Kaufman, Matthew R.; Lipp, John L.; Roy, Kaushik

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-815395-6.00026-2

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“…Symptoms of this syndrome resemble those of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as experienced by survivors of natural disasters, violent conflicts, and epidemics. People diagnosed with AIDS in the early 1980s had a life expectancy of less than a year [ 8 ], often lost their jobs, and developed numerous disabling conditions, including rare infections, cancers, and mental decline. Some had to relocate or became largely homebound or homeless [ 9 ].…”

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“…Volunteer support systems were created to facilitate petkeeping by people with AIDS, such as Pets Are Wonderful Support program (PAWS) in San Francisco and Pets-DC in Washington DC and other similar programs. Providing instrumental support helped meet the physical and psychosocial needs of people with AIDS; PAWS also educated individuals on procedures for safe petkeeping for those who are immunocompromised [ 8 ].…”

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Companion Animals’ Roles for AIDS Survivors, Mostly Aging Males, during HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics

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Long-term HIV/AIDS survivors responded online concerning their experiences during the AIDS and COVID pandemics. Recruited from web-based organizations for AIDS survivors, 147 answered questions on: frequency of experiencing stigma, isolation, aloneness, or grief/sadness; pet ownership; and sources of human support during each pandemic. Conditional inference trees were run to identify relevant demographic factors. Post-hoc comparisons were conducted to compare dog owners and cat owners. AIDS survivors reported more frequent feelings of stigma, aloneness, and sadness/grief during the AIDS pandemic than during COVID. Cat owners’ sadness/grief during AIDS was greater than non-owners. During COVID, older respondents unexpectedly were less often sad/grieving than younger ones; dog owners less often felt alone and isolated than non-dog owners. Support during the AIDS pandemic retrospectively was rated better for older respondents; young gays’ support was greater than young straights. During COVID, support was better for men than women. Contrastingly, women with pets felt less support than those without; men with dogs felt more support than those without. Cat owners more often felt isolated and unsupported during COVID than dog owners. Few dog or cat owners received support from family members in either pandemic; during AIDS, family support was better for owners of dogs than cats.

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confidence: 99%