The Lived Experience of a Mind-Body Intervention for People Living With HIV

Andrade, Stephanie K.; Anderson, Elizabeth H.

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2008.02.001

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“…There are only limited examples of research focused specifically on investigating the potential efficacy of mind-body interventions for African Americans. A handful of studies have examined mind-body practices such as progressive muscle relaxation and yoga for health conditions such as pregnancy, breast cancer, HIV, and hypertension in African Americans (Andrade & Anderson, 2008; Jallo, Bourguignon, Taylor, & Utz, 2008; Moadel et al, 2007; Pullen et al, 2009). A research program based at the University of Iowa has demonstrated the benefits of transcendental meditation, which involves focusing on a mantra (or purposeful and silent word or phrase) to quiet the mind and promote relaxation, for improving blood pressure management (reduced blood pressure and reduced need for blood pressure medication) among African Americans with hypertension (Schneider et al, 2005).…”

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Mind-Body Interventions to Reduce Risk for Health Disparities Related to Stress and Strength Among African American Women: The Potential of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Loving-Kindness, and the NTU Therapeutic Framework

Woods-Giscombé

Black

2010

Complementary health practice review

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In the current article, the authors examine the potential role of mind-body interventions for preventing or reducing health disparities in a specific group-African American women. The authors first discuss how health disparities affect this group, including empirical evidence regarding the influence of biopsychosocial processes (e.g., psychological stress and social context) on disparate health outcomes. They also detail how African American women's unique stress experiences as a result of distinct sociohistorical and cultural experiences related to race and gender potentially widen exposure to stressors and influence stress responses and coping behaviors. Using two independent, but related, frameworks (Superwoman Schema [SWS] and the Strong Black Woman Script [SBW-S]), they discuss how, for African American women, stress is affected by "strength" (vis-à-vis resilience, fortitude, and self-sufficiency) and the emergent health-compromising behaviors related to strength (e.g., emotional suppression, extraordinary caregiving, and self-care postponement). The authors then describe the potential utility of three mind-body interventions-mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), loving-kindness meditation (LKM), and NTU psychotherapy-for specifically targeting the stress-, strength-, and contextually related factors that are thought to influence disparate outcomes for African American women. Self-awareness, self-care, inter-and intrapersonal restorative healing and a redefinition of inner strength may manifest through developing a mindfulness practice to decrease stress-related responses; using LKM to cultivate compassion and forgiveness for self and others; and the balance of independence and interdependence as a grounding NTU principle for redefining strength. The authors conclude with a discussion of potential benefits for integrating key aspects of the interventions with recommendations for future research.

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Section: The Need For Solution-oriented Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mind-Body Interventions to Reduce Risk for Health Disparities Related to Stress and Strength Among African American Women: The Potential of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Loving-Kindness, and the NTU Therapeutic Framework

Woods-Giscombé

Black

2010

Complementary health practice review

118

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“…Research in most cultures finds that people living with HIV/AIDS face significant psychological and social problems in addition to their physical ones (Sun et al, 2007;Andrade and Anderson, 2008). AIDS-related stigma and discrimination have been seen all over the world, although they manifest themselves differently between countries, communities, religious groups and individuals.…”

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The lived experience of living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Saudi Arabia

Omer¹,

Lovering²,

Shomrani³

2014

Divers Equal Health Care

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What is known . People living with HIV/AIDS face significant psychological and social problems in addition to their physical condition, primarily related to AIDS stigma and discrimination. . Research conducted in Saudi Arabia confirms that attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS are shaped by the religious, social and cultural framework. There are profound misconceptions among the general population and healthcare providers about methods of HIV transmission. . HIV is heavily stigmatised in Saudi Arabia as Islam prohibits non-marital sex, homosexuality and intravenous drug use, which are behaviours generally said to be associated with transmission of the disease.What this paper adds . In Saudi Arabia, people who were HIV/AIDS-positive limited disclosure of their diagnoses to their treating physician and one other person, usually their spouse. . All participants experienced a feeling of stigmatisation, discrimination and shame as well as fear of disclosure and causing shame to their family. . Spiritual coping strategies were used to deal with the fears of punishment from God, fear of the disease and death, lack of psychosocial support and feelings of isolation.

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“…Kamenga et al 1991, Tsertsvadze et al 2008, Ferguson et al 2009). Interventions that provide information and referrals about complimentary or alternative medication (MacIntyre & Holzemer 1997, Andrade & Anderson 2008) may be helpful to families struggling with common uncertainties and transitional patterns (Knafl 2011).…”

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A discussion of HIV/AIDS family interventions: implications for family‐focused nursing practice

Eustace

2012

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Training needs of family nurses should be met when designing multidisciplinary HIV/AIDS-FIs. Furthermore, nurses should be proactive in advocating for HIV/AIDS family intervention and HIV/AIDS family policies to improve outcomes in family functioning, processes, and relationships. More needs to be done in regard to research on families, family interventions, effectiveness, and cost of family-focused approaches.

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The Lived Experience of a Mind-Body Intervention for People Living With HIV

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Mind-Body Interventions to Reduce Risk for Health Disparities Related to Stress and Strength Among African American Women: The Potential of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Loving-Kindness, and the NTU Therapeutic Framework

Mind-Body Interventions to Reduce Risk for Health Disparities Related to Stress and Strength Among African American Women: The Potential of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Loving-Kindness, and the NTU Therapeutic Framework

The lived experience of living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Saudi Arabia

A discussion of HIV/AIDS family interventions: implications for family‐focused nursing practice

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