ArticleJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2017
Unable to be a Human Being in Front of Other People: A Qualitative Study of Self-Isolation Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in China.
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- Prevalence of Loneliness and Social Isolation Among People Living With HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Acceptability, Needs, Concerns, and Barriers to Digital-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Aggregation.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of stigma and discrimination measurement tools for persons living with HIV: a systematic review using the COSMIN methodology.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring psychological symptom associations among people living with HIV using an apriori algorithm.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Psychological resilience and social support as determinants of HIV-related stress in older adults living with HIV in China: a moderated mediation analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Expanding the food environment framework to include family dynamics: A systematic synthesis of qualitative evidence using HIV as a case study.Global food security · 2024Review
- Experiences of people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries and their perspectives in self-management: a meta-synthesis.AIDS research and therapy · 2024Review
- The development and evaluation of a social media-based HIV knowledge dissemination platform in China.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Article
- Exploration of adaptation process and experience among the HIV/AIDS patients based on the comprehensive task-based adaptation model.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
- A qualitative analysis examining intersectional stigma among young adults living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Fertility desire among HIV-positive individuals in the Chinese sociocultural context: A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Implementation of a Nurse-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression of People Living with HIV in Korea.Infection & chemotherapy · 2022Article
- How the Term 'Self-Management' is Used in HIV Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Loneliness as a mediation from social support leading to a decrease of health-related quality of life among PLWHIV.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The relationship between HIV-related stigma and HIV self-management among men who have sex with men: The chain mediating role of social support and self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effects of a symptom management intervention based on group sessions combined with a mobile health application for persons living with HIV in China: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing sciences · 2021Article
- The Development of a Brief Distress Reduction Intervention for Individuals Recently Diagnosed With HIV in China.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2018Article
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Abstract
In China, acute stigma accompanying an HIV diagnosis can lead to self-isolation. In a cultural setting where family relationships are highly valued and contribute critically to well-being, such self-isolation can thwart HIV self-management and engagement in medical care, and so heighten risk for health disparities. To understand this phenomenon, we conducted individual in-depth interviews with 34 persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLwHA) in Shanghai and Beijing. Inductive content analysis revealed a range of forms of self-isolation motivation, beliefs, and behaviors influenced by: 1) internalized stigma and desire to avoid discrimination; 2) HIV-related factors such as HIV knowledge and disease progression; and 3) familial factors such as a sense of responsibility and family members' reactions. Based on a proposed framework centering on dialectical family influences (whereby PLwHA are pushed away from, yet pulled toward the family fold), implications for provision of multidisciplinary care in medical settings are considered, including culturally appropriate strategies to decrease health disparities.
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