Marino Patricia, Simoni Jane M, Silverstein Louise Bordeaux
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2007;45(1):67-80. doi: 10.1300/J010v45n01_05.
Since early in the AIDS epidemic, HIV-positive individuals have benefited from the services of peer support or buddy programs. However, little research has focused on the experience of the peer providing support. We conducted qualitative interviews with nine HIV-positive peers who had participated in an intervention designed to provide support to other HIV-positive individuals as one means of promoting antiretroviral therapy adherence. Analyses of the peers' common dialogue about their involvement in the study revealed four main themes: social acceptance, reciprocal support, personal growth and empowerment, and resistance and other challenges. Recommendations for future research and for implementing similar interventions in a health care setting are provided.
自艾滋病流行初期以来,艾滋病毒呈阳性的个体就受益于同伴支持或伙伴计划的服务。然而,很少有研究关注提供支持的同伴的经历。我们对九名参与了一项干预措施的艾滋病毒呈阳性的同伴进行了定性访谈,该干预措施旨在为其他艾滋病毒呈阳性的个体提供支持,作为促进抗逆转录病毒疗法依从性的一种手段。对同伴们关于他们参与该研究的共同对话的分析揭示了四个主要主题:社会接纳、相互支持、个人成长与赋权,以及抵抗和其他挑战。文中还提供了对未来研究以及在医疗环境中实施类似干预措施的建议。