Dalmida Safiya George, Holstad Marcia McDonnell, DiIorio Colleen, Laderman Gary
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2012 Oct;34(6):736-65. doi: 10.1177/0193945912443740. Epub 2012 May 6.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the meaning and use of spirituality among African American (AA), predominantly Christian women with HIV. A nonrandom sample of 20 AA women from a large infectious disease clinic in Metro-Atlanta participated in the study. The study used focus groups and individual interviews to interview women about their lived spiritual experience. Content analysis and NUDIST software were used to analyze transcripts. The findings revealed the spiritual views and practices of AA women with HIV. The following themes (and subthemes) emerged: Spirituality is a process/journey or connection (connection to God, higher power, or spirit and HIV brought me closer to God), spiritual expression (religion/church attendance, prayer, helping others, having faith), and spiritual benefits (health/healing, spiritual support, inner peace/strength/ability to keep going, and here for a reason or purpose/a second chance). Findings highlight the importance of spirituality in health and well-being among AA women with HIV/AIDS.
这项定性研究的目的是探索非裔美国（AA）、主要为基督教信仰的感染艾滋病毒女性群体中灵性的意义和用途。从亚特兰大市区一家大型传染病诊所抽取了20名非裔美国女性作为非随机样本参与该研究。该研究采用焦点小组和个人访谈的方式，就这些女性的灵性生活经历进行访谈。运用内容分析法和NUDIST软件对访谈记录进行分析。研究结果揭示了感染艾滋病毒的非裔美国女性的灵性观点和实践。出现了以下主题（及子主题）：灵性是一个过程/旅程或一种联系（与上帝、更高力量或圣灵的联系，以及艾滋病毒让我更接近上帝）、灵性表达（宗教信仰/参加教会活动、祈祷、帮助他人、拥有信念）以及灵性益处（健康/治愈、灵性支持、内心平静/力量/坚持下去的能力，以及因某种缘由或目的而存在/获得第二次机会）。研究结果突出了灵性在感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的非裔美国女性的健康和幸福中的重要性。
