It is a qualitative research that aimed to describe the implications related to everyday life of people with more than 50 years old who acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It was carried out at a training hospital in the southern Brazil. The data were generated by a dynamic technique using the creativity and sensibility dynamic Speaker Map, with five participants in the group. The data were submitted to a content thematic analysis. From ar tistic productions and reports, emerged the effects from diagnosis discovered; the comprehension that they have a normal life in spite of disease; the faith in God; the prejudice and discrimination; and the silence about the serologic condition. We concluded that the care actions must consider the biological, clinical, social and subjective dimensions in a co-responsibility way in the perspective to their autonomy to health care and to choices of their life.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Nursing; Health of the elderly