de Oliveira Denize Cristina, Oliveira Daniela Sousa, Cecilio Hellen Pollyanna Mantelo, Apostolidis Thémistoklis, da Silva Coqueiro Raildo
Full Professor, Adjunct Coordinator and Professor of the Graduate Programme in Nursing, and Professor of the Graduate Programme in Social Psychology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Researcher 1A, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil.
Professor, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, PhD Student in the Graduate Programme in Nursing, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Br J Nurs. 2019 May 9;28(9):580-586. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.9.580.
a person's time perspective can be an important variable for the understanding of behaviours that interfere with the quality of life of people living with HIV.
to analyse the relationships between socio-demographic, clinical, and behavioural variables and the time perspective in Brazilians living with HIV.
a cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 281 people living with HIV in Brazil. The time perspective was evaluated using the Zimbardo Temporal Perspective Inventory (ZTPI-25).
the main findings indicate that people living with HIV are more oriented towards a future and positive past perspective, and that socio-demographic, clinical, and behavioural factors may influence the different temporal perspective constructs in people living with HIV.
health professionals can use the results of the present study to support strategies that encourage individuals living with HIV to self-care and lead healthier lives.