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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
nursing
Self-compassion and risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS
Research in Nursing and Health, Volume 37, No. 2, Year 2014
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Sexual risk behavior and illicit drug use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) contribute to poor health and onward transmission of HIV. The aim of this collaborative multi-site nursing research study was to explore the association between self-compassion and risk behaviors in PLWHA. As part of a larger project, nurse researchers in Canada, China, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the US enrolled 1211 sexually active PLWHA using convenience sampling. The majority of the sample was male, middle-aged, and from the US. Illicit drug use was strongly associated with sexual risk behavior, but participants with higher self-compassion were less likely to report sexual risk behavior, even in the presence of illicit drug use. Self-compassion may be a novel area for behavioral intervention development for PLWHA. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dawson-Rose, Carol S.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Webel, Allison R.
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Sullivan, Kathleen M.
United States, Hilo
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Cuca, Yvette P.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Wantland, Dean J.
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Johnson, Mallory O.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Brion, John M.
United States, San Francisco
Ucsf School of Medicine
Portillo, Carmen J.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Corless, Inge B.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Voss, Joachim G.
United States, Boston
Mgh Institute of Health Professions
Chen, Weiti
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Phillips, J. Craig
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Tyer-Viola, Lynda A.
Canada, Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Rivero-Méndez, Marta M.
United States, Houston
Texas Children's Hospital
Nicholas, Patrice Kenneally
United States, Boston
Mgh Institute of Health Professions
Nokes, Kathleen M.
United States, New York
Hunter College
Kemppainen, Jeanne K.
United States, Wilmington
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Sefcik, Elizabeth F.
United States, Corpus Christi
Texas a and M University - Corpus Christi
Eller, Lucille Sanzero
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Iipinge, Scholastika Ndatinda
United States, Houston
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Kirksey, Kenn M.
Thailand, Bangkok
Metharath University
Chaiphibalsarisdi, Puangtip
United States, New York
New York City College of Technology
Davila, Nancy
United States, Houston
Texas Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Mary Jane
United States, Corpus Christi
Texas a and M University - Corpus Christi
Hickey, Dorothy
United States, Chicago
Chicago State University
Maryland, Mary
United States, Wilmington
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Reid, Paula
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Holzemer, William L.
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 28
Affiliations: 19
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/nur.21587
ISSN:
01606891
e-ISSN:
1098240X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
Namibia
Participants Gender
Male