Living in the Everydayness of HIV Infection: Experiences of Young African-American Women

Medsurg Nurs. 2015 Mar-Apr;24(2):111-8.

Abstract

The purpose of this Heideggerian phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences, including spiritual and self-care practices, of young African-American women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. One theme, "Living in the Everydayness of HIV" and implications for nurses will be discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Black or African American / ethnology*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / ethnology*
  • HIV Infections / psychology*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Midwestern United States
  • Self Care / psychology*
  • Self Concept*
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Urban Population
  • Women's Health
  • Young Adult