Counseling, Adult and Higher Education Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2009 Dec;19(12):1730-43. doi: 10.1177/1049732309352907.
In a previous study, the first author of the current study examined how people who were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) when it was considered a terminal illness incorporated their HIV/AIDS identity into the self over time. In the qualitative study reported here, we examined HIV identity incorporation in participants diagnosed with HIV after 1996, when it was considered a chronic illness in the United States. We uncovered a three-step process: diagnosis, a postdiagnosis turning point, and integration. We compared and contrasted the results to those from the previous study and studies of other chronic illnesses. The findings advance our understanding of HIV/AIDS, chronic illness, and identity. Practical implications for HIV/AIDS educators are also discussed.
在之前的一项研究中，本研究的第一作者考察了那些在人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV/AIDS）被认为是绝症时被诊断出患有 HIV/AIDS 的人，随着时间的推移，他们是如何将自己的 HIV/AIDS 身份融入自我的。在本报告的定性研究中，我们考察了在美国被认为是慢性病之后（即 1996 年）被诊断出患有 HIV 的参与者的 HIV 身份融入情况。我们发现了一个三步骤的过程：诊断、诊断后的转折点和整合。我们将这些结果与之前的研究以及其他慢性病的研究进行了比较和对比。研究结果加深了我们对 HIV/AIDS、慢性病和身份的理解。此外，还讨论了 HIV/AIDS 教育者的实际意义。
