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Psicologia Clínica e Cultura • Psic.: Teor. e Pesq. 35 • 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e35416   copy

Analysis of Resilience among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Psychosocial Study

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ABSTRACT

The main objective of the present research was to study the psychosocial processes of resilience among people living with HIV. It is a cross-sectionalresearch with qualitative data that was carried out with 44 people in treatment at the Testing and Counseling Center of Parnaíba-Piauí. The results showed some risk and protection factors, such as prejudice and exclusion, difficulties in initiating antiretroviral treatment, complications in using prescribed drugs, and the relevance of social support to reduce risk factors and promote better predisposition to development. of resilience. It was concluded that psychosocial factors may predispose individuals to a greater development of the resilience process.

Keywords:
resilience; hiv; patients

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