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Mental Health, Social Connectedness, and Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Perspective from Older Women with HIV.
- Source :
- AIDS & Behavior; Jul2023, Vol. 27 Issue 7, p2176-2189, 14p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Older women with HIV (WWH) confront significant biopsychosocial challenges that may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May 2020 and April 2021, following a resiliency intervention conducted as part of a randomized parent trial, 24 cisgender WWH (M = 58 years old) completed quantitative assessments and qualitative interviews exploring the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Qualitative data were analyzed via rapid analysis. Most participants were Black (62.5%) and non-Hispanic or Latina (87.5%). Emergent themes included (1) increased anxiety and depression; (2) a loss of social connectedness; (3) fear of unknown interactions among COVID-19, HIV, and other comorbidities; and (4) the use of largely adaptive strategies to cope with these issues. Findings suggest that older WWH face significant COVID-19-related mental health challenges, compounding existing stressors. As the pandemic persists, it will be important to assess the impact of these stressors on wellbeing, identify effective coping strategies, and provide increased support to mitigate COVID-19-related mental health issues over time. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03071887. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PHOBIAS
SOCIAL support
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL health
INTERVIEWING
SOCIAL isolation
QUALITATIVE research
ATTITUDES toward illness
INTERPERSONAL relations
QUALITY of life
MENTAL depression
SOUND recordings
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
LONELINESS
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
THEMATIC analysis
ANXIETY
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
SOCIAL distancing
PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons
COVID-19 pandemic
COMORBIDITY
MIDDLE age
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10907165
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS & Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163938710
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03950-9