Distress and coping among women with HIV infection: preliminary findings from a multiethnic sample.
In a multiethnic sample of 53 women with HIV/AIDS, nearly 40% reported clinically significant levels of depression symptomatology and anxiety. Compared to a nonpatient norm, distress levels were higher among the Latina, African-American, and white women who made up the HIV sample. Prayer and rediscovery of self were their most frequent coping responses, suggesting that clinicians working with HIV/AIDS populations not overlook the importance of spiritual faith and practices in adapting to HIV infection.
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School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015995:Prevalence; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012494:Sampling Studies